Company · Wholesale Trade - Durable Goods

W W Grainger, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming W W Grainger, Inc, a Wholesale Trade - Durable Goods company.

Public CompanyWholesale Trade - Durable Goods

Ticker: NYSE: GWW
Business: Wholesale-Durable Goods
Headquarters: Lake Forest, IL
Incorporated in: Illinois
SEC CIK: 277135

W W Grainger, Inc is a public company in Wholesale-Durable Goods, based in Lake Forest, IL (traded on NYSE as GWW, incorporated in Illinois). It appears in 135 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (129 of 135). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Employment. Frequent opposing parties include Taylor, Arch Trims Inc, and W W Grainger.

135

Lawsuits

129

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

133

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

8 mo

Median Duration

3.6 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 96%Civil Rights-heavy · 44%Activity declining

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 2 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Civil RightsPatentLaborContractProduct Liability

Filings by Year

19902026

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Personal Property / Fraud8

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Frequent Opposing Parties

135 Cases — Newest First

Espinoza v. W.W. Grainger Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:26-cv-21890Filed 03/23/2026
Gardner-Keegan v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-05233Filed 05/12/2025
Valencia v. W. W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-06572Filed 08/30/2024
S3G Technology LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:24-cv-00130Filed 03/13/2024
SemiLED Innovations LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 4:23-cv-00437Filed 05/15/2023
Derickson v. W. W. Grainger, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-02184Filed 05/25/2021
Winegard v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02191Filed 05/14/2020
Dover v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. MissouriNo. 4:19-cv-00775Filed 09/23/2019
Modern Font Applications v. W W Grainger Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:19-cv-00214Filed 04/01/2019
Grigg v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-01795Filed 03/14/2019
Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08336Filed 12/19/2018
Mendez v. W. W Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:18-cv-09125Filed 10/04/2018
Stephenson v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:18-cv-00905Filed 07/12/2018
Benedict v. W. W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 5:18-cv-01438Filed 06/26/2018
San Miguel-Bounds v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 3:18-cv-05074Filed 01/29/2018
Hirchak v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. IowaNo. 4:17-cv-00354Filed 09/29/2017
Venadium LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-03999Filed 05/25/2017
Internet Media Interactive Corp v. W. W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-08814Filed 09/09/2016
Nano v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-07739Filed 08/01/2016
Brewington v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:16-cv-01465Filed 05/16/2016
Friley v. W.W. Grainger Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-03483Filed 03/21/2016
Genaville LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 5:15-cv-00098Filed 06/14/2015
Qommerce Systems, LLC v. W.W. Grainger Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:15-cv-00188Filed 03/10/2015
Asim v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:14-cv-06830Filed 09/04/2014
Tangoe, Inc v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:14-cv-00640Filed 05/07/2014
Pi-Net International, Inc v. W. W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:13-cv-01028Filed 11/26/2013
eDekka LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:13-cv-00987Filed 11/20/2013
Arunachalam v. W. W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:13-cv-00600Filed 08/12/2013
UbiComm, LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:13-cv-04936Filed 07/10/2013
Freight Revenue Recovery of Miami, Inc v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:13-cv-22100Filed 06/12/2013
Davies v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:13-cv-03546Filed 05/13/2013
Data Carriers LLC v. W.W Grainger Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-00801Filed 05/03/2013
Carolina Safety Acquisition, LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:13-cv-02247Filed 04/23/2013
Eichelmann v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:12-cv-05247Filed 12/27/2012
Patent Group, LLC v. W. W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:12-cv-00707Filed 11/09/2012
Hickey v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:12-cv-02630Filed 10/30/2012
Mechanical Plastics Corp v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:12-cv-04688Filed 06/14/2012
Chapin Manufacturing, Inc v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. New YorkNo. 1:12-cv-00466Filed 05/18/2012
Hickey v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:12-cv-00744Filed 03/19/2012
Soverain Software LLC v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:12-cv-00146Filed 03/14/2012
Pruitt v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. MissouriNo. 4:11-cv-00355Filed 04/04/2011
Brown v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-07133Filed 11/04/2010
Evans v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:10-cv-01789Filed 06/11/2010
Williamson v. W W Grainger, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 3:10-cv-30110Filed 06/02/2010
Cook v. W.W. Grainger Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:10-cv-01033Filed 04/29/2010
Bare v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 5:10-cv-00713Filed 04/05/2010
Hutson v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:10-cv-00814Filed 03/22/2010
W.W. Grainger, Inc v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-07476Filed 12/02/2009
Fine v. W W Grainger Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:09-cv-01882Filed 10/06/2009
Lopez v. W.W. Grainger, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:09-cv-02578Filed 09/04/2009

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