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Waste Management Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Waste Management Inc, a Water & Sanitation Services company.

Public CompanyWater & Sanitation Services
Ticker
NYSE: WM
Business
Refuse Systems
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Incorporated in
Delaware
SEC CIK
823768

Waste Management Inc is a public company in Refuse Systems, based in Houston, TX (traded on NYSE as WM, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 738 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (639 of 738). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. Florida. The most common causes of action are Fair Labor Standards Act, Employment, and Employment Discrimination. Frequent opposing parties include Waste Management, Smith, and Johnson.

738
Lawsuits
639
As Defendant
99
As Plaintiff
13
Open
725
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
7 mo
Median Duration
20 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 87%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 15 casesAZ — 15 casesAR — 4 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 10 casesCT — 2 casesDE — 8 casesDC — 6 casesFL — 116 casesGA — 21 casesID — 0 casesIL — 32 casesIN — 21 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 3 casesKY — 7 casesLA — 31 casesME — 2 casesMD — 12 casesMA — 14 casesMI — 6 casesMN — 7 casesMS — 10 casesMO — 15 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 1 casesNV — 5 casesNH — 3 casesNJ — 31 casesNM — 5 casesNY — 61 casesNC — 14 casesND — 1 casesOH — 23 casesOK — 10 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 44 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 11 casesSD — 2 casesTN — 18 casesTX — 92 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 14 casesWA — 9 casesWV — 3 casesWI — 15 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 1PR · 8

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 37 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsLaborContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsSecurities / Commodities

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights280
Labor180
Contract130
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions49
Securities / Commodities37
Personal Property / Fraud12

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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