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The Hershey Company

Federal civil lawsuits naming The Hershey Company, a Food Processing & Manufacturing company.

Public CompanyFood Processing & Manufacturing
Ticker
NYSE: HSY
Business
Sugar & Confectionery Products
Headquarters
Hershey, PA
Incorporated in
Delaware
SEC CIK
47111

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 Hershey Company, Mars, Incorporated, and Hershey Company, The.

158
Lawsuits
113
As Defendant
45
As Plaintiff
6
Open
152
Terminated
1992–2026
Span
4 mo
Median Duration
4.5 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 72%Activity steady

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 2 casesFL — 7 casesGA — 2 casesID — 0 casesIL — 8 casesIN — 8 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 2 casesME — 0 casesMD — 2 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 5 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 25 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 13 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 49 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 5 casesTX — 8 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 5 casesWA — 4 casesWV — 1 casesWI — 2 casesWY — 0 cases
PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1992peak 13 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19922026
AntitrustTrademarkCivil RightsPersonal Property / FraudContract

Filings by Year

19922026

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Antitrust52
Trademark42
Civil Rights19
Personal Property / Fraud17
Contract9
Product Liability7

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Personal Property / Fraud Clear

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