Company · Retail - Apparel & Accessories

The Cato Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming The Cato Corporation, a Retail - Apparel & Accessories company.

Public CompanyRetail - Apparel & Accessories

Ticker: NYSE: CATO
Business: Retail-Women's Clothing Stores
Headquarters: Charlotte, NC
Incorporated in: Delaware
SEC CIK: 18255

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.

Lawsuits

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

Terminated

1990–2025

Span

9 mo

Median Duration

1.9 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 82%Civil Rights-heavy · 44%Activity steady

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 4 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025

Civil RightsCopyrightLaborContractFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902025

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions2

Patent2

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Frequent Opposing Parties

68 Cases — Newest First

Hodges v. Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:96-cv-01123Filed 04/24/1996
Lewis v. Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. AlabamaNo. 1:96-cv-00283Filed 03/21/1996
Smith v. Cato Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. North CarolinaNo. 1:96-cv-00165Filed 02/23/1996
The Cato Corporation v. Parkland Development

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 2:95-cv-00091Filed 09/25/1995
Seaman v. Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. NebraskaNo. 4:93-cv-03353Filed 10/12/1993
Jones Truck Lines v. The Cato Corporation

Banking / Commerce Terminated District Court, W.D. North CarolinaNo. 3:93-cv-00212Filed 07/02/1993
Parnell v. Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. ArkansasNo. 1:93-cv-01069Filed 06/01/1993
Ferrell v. Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. AlabamaNo. 1:93-cv-00168Filed 03/03/1993
Galloway v. Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 8:92-cv-02036Filed 07/17/1992
Porter v. Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IowaNo. 3:91-cv-03086Filed 11/01/1991
Cato Corporation v. S/S Ming Promotion

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:91-cv-03943Filed 09/09/1991
Derck, Anthony D v. The Cato Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. North CarolinaFiled 10/09/1990
O'Meara, Virginia Carmen v. The Cato Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. MississippiFiled 05/10/1990
Ford'S Crossing Partners v. The Cato Corporation

Real Property Terminated District Court, M.D. AlabamaFiled 04/05/1989
Partrick v. Cato Corp

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 4:88-cv-00580Filed 04/08/1988
Bassing v. Cato Corp

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeFiled 09/22/1986
Cunningham v. Cato Corp

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeFiled 04/16/1986
Cato Corp v. Carrier Corp

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriFiled 09/19/1983

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