Company · Food Processing & Manufacturing
The Hershey Company
Federal civil lawsuits naming The Hershey Company, a Food Processing & Manufacturing company.
Ticker NYSE: HSY
Business Sugar & Confectionery Products
Headquarters Hershey, PA
Incorporated in Delaware
The Hershey Company is a public company in Sugar & Confectionery Products, based in Hershey, PA (traded on NYSE as HSY, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 158 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (113 of 158). These cases are most often Antitrust and Trademark matters, filed between 1992 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania. The most common causes of action are Fraud, Antitrust, and Trademark. Frequent opposing parties include Mars Incorporated, Bell, and The Golub Corporation.
4.5 cases/yr Predominantly defendant · 72% Activity steady
Cases by State
AL — 0 cases AZ — 0 cases AR — 0 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 1 cases CT — 1 cases DE — 0 cases DC — 2 cases FL — 7 cases GA — 2 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 8 cases IN — 8 cases IA — 1 cases KS — 1 cases KY — 0 cases LA — 2 cases ME — 0 cases MD — 2 cases MA — 1 cases MI — 5 cases MN — 0 cases MS — 0 cases MO — 1 cases MT — 1 cases NE — 0 cases NV — 0 cases NH — 0 cases NJ — 25 cases NM — 1 cases NY — 13 cases NC — 0 cases ND — 0 cases OH — 0 cases OK — 0 cases OR — 0 cases PA — 49 cases RI — 0 cases SC — 1 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 5 cases TX — 8 cases UT — 0 cases VT — 0 cases VA — 5 cases WA — 4 cases WV — 1 cases WI — 2 cases WY — 0 cases
PR · 1
Open Cases Over Time
1992 peak 13 open 2026
Case Types Over Time
1992 2026
Frequent Opposing Parties
9 Cases — Newest First
Personal Property / Fraud
Open
District Court, E.D. New York No. 2:26-cv-00824 Filed 02/12/2026
Personal Property / Fraud
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 1:24-cv-03913 Filed 05/30/2024
Personal Property / Fraud
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 2:22-cv-07923 Filed 12/28/2022
Trademark
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 1:20-cv-03331 Filed 07/24/2020
Personal Property / Fraud
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 1:19-cv-03735 Filed 06/26/2019
Personal Property / Fraud
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 1:15-cv-03741 Filed 06/26/2015
Product Liability
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 2:08-cv-02169 Filed 05/29/2008
Trademark
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 1:07-cv-01181 Filed 03/20/2007
Contract
Terminated
District Court, E.D. New York No. 2:06-cv-02838 Filed 06/06/2006
