Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Thornton

Federal civil lawsuits naming Thornton.

In this index, 1,258 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Thornton, most often as a plaintiff (1,090 of 1,258). 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.

1,258
Lawsuits
168
As Defendant
1,090
As Plaintiff
48
Open
1,210
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
34 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 87% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 66 casesAZ — 10 casesAR — 15 casesCA — 34 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 45 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability418
Civil Rights358
Contract146
Labor103
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions62
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes51

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Frequent Opposing Parties

1,258 Cases — Newest First

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