Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Thornton

Federal civil lawsuits naming Thornton.

In this index, 1,222 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Thornton, most often as a plaintiff (1,061 of 1,222). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Wyeth Inc, and Janssen Research & Development LLC.

1,222
Lawsuits
163
As Defendant
1,061
As Plaintiff
45
Open
1,177
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
33 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 87%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 66 casesAZ — 10 casesAR — 15 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 16 casesCT — 3 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 12 casesFL — 102 casesGA — 71 casesID — 10 casesIL — 51 casesIN — 20 casesIA — 6 casesKS — 8 casesKY — 18 casesLA — 80 casesME — 1 casesMD — 15 casesMA — 19 casesMI — 41 casesMN — 22 casesMS — 55 casesMO — 25 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 4 casesNV — 5 casesNH — 6 casesNJ — 24 casesNM — 2 casesNY — 39 casesNC — 18 casesND — 0 casesOH — 56 casesOK — 24 casesOR — 8 casesPA — 139 casesRI — 2 casesSC — 19 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 18 casesTX — 83 casesUT — 8 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 31 casesWA — 16 casesWV — 42 casesWI — 8 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 2HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 43 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

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19902026

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Product Liability414
Civil Rights350
Contract145
Labor98
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions57
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes49

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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