Company · Retail - Apparel & Accessories
The Cato Corporation
Federal civil lawsuits naming The Cato Corporation, a Retail - Apparel & Accessories company.
Ticker NYSE: CATO
Business Retail-Women's Clothing Stores
Headquarters Charlotte, NC
Incorporated in Delaware
The Cato Corporation is a public company in Retail-Women's Clothing Stores, based in Charlotte, NC (traded on NYSE as CATO, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 68 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (56 of 68). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Copyright matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, W.D. North Carolina. The most common causes of action are Americans with Disabilities Act, Copyright Infringement, and Fair Labor Standards Act. Frequent opposing parties include Gold Value International Textile, Inc, United Fabrics International, Inc, and L.A. Printex Industries, Inc.
1.9 cases/yr Predominantly defendant · 82% Civil Rights-heavy · 44% Activity steady
Cases by State
AL — 10 cases AZ — 0 cases AR — 3 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 0 cases CT — 0 cases DE — 1 cases DC — 0 cases FL — 9 cases GA — 3 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 1 cases IN — 0 cases IA — 1 cases KS — 1 cases KY — 1 cases LA — 0 cases ME — 0 cases MD — 0 cases MA — 0 cases MI — 0 cases MN — 0 cases MS — 1 cases MO — 1 cases MT — 0 cases NE — 1 cases NV — 0 cases NH — 0 cases NJ — 1 cases NM — 0 cases NY — 4 cases NC — 13 cases ND — 0 cases OH — 1 cases OK — 0 cases OR — 0 cases PA — 1 cases RI — 0 cases SC — 3 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 2 cases TX — 7 cases UT — 0 cases VT — 0 cases VA — 1 cases WA — 0 cases WV — 2 cases WI — 0 cases WY — 0 cases
Open Cases Over Time
1990 peak 4 open 2025
Case Types Over Time
1990 2025
Frequent Opposing Parties
12 Cases — Newest First
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, W.D. North Carolina No. 3:19-cv-00101 Filed 03/01/2019
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, W.D. North Carolina No. 3:19-cv-00061 Filed 02/07/2019
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:18-cv-10579 Filed 11/13/2018
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:18-cv-09537 Filed 10/17/2018
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, W.D. Texas No. 1:18-cv-00839 Filed 10/03/2018
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, W.D. North Carolina No. 3:16-cv-00174 Filed 04/18/2016
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:15-cv-08260 Filed 10/20/2015
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Texas No. 3:15-cv-02294 Filed 07/10/2015
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, W.D. North Carolina No. 3:12-cv-00710 Filed 10/26/2012
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, W.D. North Carolina No. 3:10-cv-00462 Filed 09/19/2010
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, W.D. North Carolina No. 3:10-cv-00098 Filed 03/05/2010
Copyright
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:07-cv-04842 Filed 06/07/2007
