Federal multidistrict litigation · monthly data release

MDL Monitor: September 2026

Federal MDL dockets ranked by pending civil actions, from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

JPML report date:

What changed

Compared with the archived JPML report dated August 3, 2026.

  • Pending-action gainers since August 3, 2026: MDL 3060 (IN RE: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation): +350 actions (+2.97%) by absolute count; MDL 3176 (IN RE: Rare Breed Triggers Patent Litigation): +36 actions (+61.02%) by percentage.
  • New MDLs in this report compared with the previous archived report: MDL 3189 (IN RE: Norada Entities Securities Litigation); MDL 3190 (IN RE: Valtrus Innovations Ltd. Patent Litigation); MDL 3193 (IN RE: Health Gorilla, Inc., et al., Data Security Breach Litigation); MDL 3191 (IN RE: Non-AFFF Firefighter Turnout Gear Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation); MDL 3192 (IN RE: CoStar Group, Inc., et al., Antitrust Litigation).
  • MDLs that dropped off this report compared with the previous archived report: MDL 3132 (IN RE: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litigation).

Pending MDL actions

166 dockets · 206,182 pending actions

All MDLs in the JPML report dated September 1, 2026. Change is relative to the previous archived report; a dash means no comparison is available.
RankMDL no.LitigationCourtJudgePending actionsTotal actionsChange
12738IN RE: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationNJMichael A. Shipp (U.S. District Judge)69,25071,935+336
22846IN RE: Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability LitigationOHSEdmund A. Sargus, Jr (U.S. District Judge)23,31625,213-5
32873IN RE: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability LitigationSCRichard M. Gergel (U.S. District Judge)15,26419,840+18
43060IN RE: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationILNMary M. Rowland (U.S. District Judge)12,12916,561+350
52789IN RE: Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (No. II)NJClaire C. Cecchi (U.S. District Judge)11,40418,755+83
62666IN RE: Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability LitigationMNJoan N. Ericksen (Sr. District Judge)8,43310,739+26
73004IN RE: Paraquat Products Liability LitigationILSNancy J. Rosenstengel (Chief Judge, USDC)6,6668,488+1
82570IN RE: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationINSRichard L. Young (Sr. District Judge)6,50111,478-36
93140IN RE: Depo-Provera (Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate) Products Liability LitigationFLNM. Casey Rodgers (U.S. District Judge)6,4036,510+109
103084IN RE: Uber Technologies, Inc., Passenger Sexual Assault LitigationCANCharles R. Breyer (Sr. District Judge)4,5884,890+191
112974IN RE: Paragard IUD Products Liability LitigationGANLeigh Martin May (U.S. District Judge)4,1854,503+29
123094IN RE: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) Products Liability LitigationPAEKaren S. Marston (U.S. District Judge)4,0224,056+94
132741IN RE: Roundup Products Liability LitigationCANVince Chhabria (U.S. District Judge)3,9255,323-7
143081IN RE: Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability LitigationAZDavid G. Campbell (Sr. District Judge)3,7343,9800
153047IN RE: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability LitigationCANYvonne Gonzalez Rogers (U.S. District Judge)3,2083,383+71
162804IN RE: National Prescription Opiate LitigationOHNDan A. Polster (Sr. District Judge)2,9073,183-8
173029IN RE: Covidien Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation (No. II)MAPatti B. Saris (Sr. District Judge)2,4532,459+4
183044IN RE: Exactech Polyethylene Orthopedic Products Liability LitigationNYENicholas G. Garaufis (Sr. District Judge)1,8381,8470
193092IN RE: Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) Film Products Liability LitigationOHNJ. Philip Calabrese (U.S. District Judge)1,8271,9080
202875IN RE: Valsartan, Losartan, and Irbesartan Products Liability LitigationNJRenee M. Bumb (Chief Judge, USDC)1,4121,633-5
212921IN RE: Allergan Biocell Textured Breast Implant Products Liability LitigationNJBrian R. Martinotti (U.S. District Judge)1,3701,585-7
222924IN RE: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability LitigationFLSRobin L. Rosenberg (U.S. District Judge)84715,0180
233026IN RE: Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability LitigationILNRebecca R. Pallmeyer (U.S. District Judge)8471,057+22
243014IN RE: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability LitigationPAWJoy Flowers Conti (Sr. District Judge)6241,0330
252243IN RE: Fosamax (Alendronate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation (No. II)NJKaren M. Williams (U.S. District Judge)5621,294+13
262492IN RE: National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Concussion Injury LitigationILNManish S. Shah (U.S. District Judge)5586010
273080IN RE: Insulin Pricing LitigationNJBrian R. Martinotti (U.S. District Judge)516618+2
283101IN RE: Baby Food Products Liability LitigationCANJacqueline Scott Corley (U.S. District Judge)483500+5
293125IN RE: AngioDynamics, Inc., and Navilyst Medical, Inc., Port Catheter Products Liability LitigationCASJinsook Ohta (U.S. District Judge)428459+21
301570IN RE: Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001NYSGeorge B. Daniels (Sr. District Judge)3723820
312323IN RE: National Football League Players' Concussion Injury LitigationPAEJoshua D. Wolson (U.S. District Judge)3293520
322973IN RE: Elmiron (Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium) Products Liability LitigationNJBrian R. Martinotti (U.S. District Judge)2861,9880
333079IN RE: Tepezza Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationILNThomas M. Durkin (U.S. District Judge)2772870
343083IN RE: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach LitigationMAAllison D. Burroughs (U.S. District Judge)2363520
352996IN RE: McKinsey & Company, Inc., National Prescription Opiate Consultant LitigationCANCharles R. Breyer (Sr. District Judge)2352620
363163IN RE: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Products Liability LitigationPAEKaren S. Marston (U.S. District Judge)216216+16
373166IN RE: Roblox Corporation Child Sexual Exploitation and Assault LitigationCANRichard Seeborg (Chief Judge, USDC)182187+5
383087IN RE: Future Motion, Inc. Products Liability LitigationCANBeth Labson Freeman (U.S. District Judge)1601630
393121IN RE: MultiPlan Health Insurance Provider LitigationILNMatthew F. Kennelly (Sr. District Judge)153165+3
403108IN RE: Change Healthcare, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach LitigationMNDonovan W. Frank (Sr. District Judge)152167+5
413023IN RE: Taxotere (Docetaxel) Eye Injury Products Liability LitigationLAEJane Triche Milazzo (U.S. District Judge)140433-1
423114IN RE: AT&T Inc. Customer Data Security Breach LitigationTXNSidney A. Fitzwater (Sr. District Judge)140141+1
432814IN RE: Ford Motor Co. DPS6 PowerShift Transmission Products Liability LitigationCACAndre Birotte, Jr (U.S. District Judge)1351,313-1
442672IN RE: Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationCANCharles R. Breyer (Sr. District Judge)1301,8890
452753IN RE: Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability LitigationNHLandya B. McCafferty (Chief Judge, USDC)1273,592-12
462197IN RE: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability LitigationOHNJeffrey J. Helmick (U.S. District Judge)11310,454-1
473171IN RE: Lyft, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault LitigationCANRita F. Lin (U.S. District Judge)106115+34
482656IN RE: Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust LitigationDCColleen Kollar-Kotelly (U.S. District Judge)1051110
492848IN RE: Zostavax (Zoster Vaccine Live) Products Liability LitigationPAEHarvey Bartle, III (Sr. District Judge)1012,665-725
503052IN RE: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationCACJames V. Selna (Sr. District Judge)1001170
513176IN RE: Rare Breed Triggers Patent LitigationTXEAmos L. Mazzant, III (Chief Judge, USDC)9597+36
522740IN RE: Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability LitigationLAEJane Triche Milazzo (U.S. District Judge)8115,572-55
533149IN RE: PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., and PowerSchool Group, LLC Customer Data Security Breach LitigationCASAnthony J. Battaglia (Sr. District Judge)79890
542599IN RE: Takata Airbag Products Liability LitigationFLSFederico A. Moreno (Sr. District Judge)783500
552879IN RE: Marriott International, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach LitigationMDJohn P. Bailey (U.S. District Judge)73910
563126IN RE: Snowflake, Inc., Data Security Breach LitigationMTBrian Morris (Chief Judge, USDC)72105+1
572724IN RE: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust LitigationPAECynthia M. Rufe (Sr. District Judge)70217-74
581720IN RE: Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust LitigationNYEBrian M. Cogan (Sr. District Judge)66136+1
593170IN RE: Trans Union, LLC, Customer Data Security Breach LitigationILNRobert W. Gettleman (Sr. District Judge)63670
603028IN RE: ONE Apus Container Ship Incident on November 30, 2020NYSPaul A. Engelmayer (U.S. District Judge)5982+1
613043IN RE: Acetaminophen - ASD/ADHD Products Liability LitigationNYSDenise L. Cote (Sr. District Judge)587220
623096IN RE: Perry Johnson & Associates Medical Transcription Data Security Breach LitigationNYERachel P. Kovner (U.S. District Judge)57570
633110IN RE: Granulated Sugar Antitrust LitigationMNJerry W. Blackwell (U.S. District Judge)5561+2
643179IN RE: Fire Apparatus Antitrust LitigationWIEWilliam C. Griesbach (Sr. District Judge)5555+5
651917IN RE: Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust LitigationCANJon S. Tigar (U.S. District Judge)54750
662998IN RE: Pork Antitrust LitigationMNJohn R. Tunheim (Sr. District Judge)51540
672768IN RE: Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head Products Liability LitigationMAIndira Talwani (U.S. District Judge)471,2390
683189IN RE: Norada Entities Securities LitigationCACMichelle Williams Court (U.S. District Judge)4646—
692865IN RE: Customs and Tax Administration of the Kingdom of Denmark (Skatteforvaltningen) Tax Refund Scheme LitigationNYSLewis A. Kaplan (Sr. District Judge)42187-7
702904IN RE: American Medical Collection Agency, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach LitigationNJJamel K. Semper (U.S. District Judge)42560
713128IN RE: Dividend Solar Finance, LLC, and Fifth Third Bank Sales and Lending Practices LitigationMNKatherine Marie Menendez (U.S. District Judge)42500
723155IN RE: Air Crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17, 2025MNJerry W. Blackwell (U.S. District Judge)4242+11
733098IN RE: 23andMe, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach LitigationCANEdward M. Chen (Sr. District Judge)41410
743076IN RE: FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Collapse LitigationFLSK. Michael Moore (U.S. District Judge)3739+2
753187IN RE: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK) Fertilizer Antitrust LitigationKSEric F. Melgren (Sr. District Judge)3737+1
763006IN RE: Tasigna (Nilotinib) Products Liability LitigationFLMRoy B. Dalton, Jr (Sr. District Judge)36390
773031IN RE: Cattle and Beef Antitrust LitigationMNJohn R. Tunheim (Sr. District Judge)35360
783180IN RE: Dupixent (Dupilumab) Products Liability LitigationNJZahid N. Quraishi (U.S. District Judge)3536+7
792843IN RE: Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile LitigationCANVince Chhabria (U.S. District Judge)33500
802992IN RE: Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits LitigationCASGonzalo P. Curiel (Sr. District Judge)33450
813010IN RE: Google Digital Advertising Antitrust LitigationNYSP. Kevin Castel (Sr. District Judge)3263+1
823148IN RE: GoodRx and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Antitrust Litigation (No. II)RIMary S. McElroy (U.S. District Judge)32320
832918IN RE: Hard Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies Antitrust LitigationCANMaxine M. Chesney (Sr. District Judge)30360
843113IN RE: Apple Inc. Smartphone Antitrust LitigationNJJulien Xavier Neals (U.S. District Judge)29450
853181IN RE: Boston Scientific Corporation Spinal Cord Stimulator Products Liability LitigationCACJosephine L. Staton (U.S. District Judge)2929+3
862905IN RE: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability LitigationCACJohn A. Kronstadt (Sr. District Judge)28280
872938IN RE: Evenflo Company, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationMADenise J. Casper (Chief Judge, USDC)28280
883185IN RE: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation and TriZetto Provider Solutions, LLC, Data Security Breach LitigationMOEJohn Andrew Ross (Sr. District Judge)28280
892931IN RE: Delta Dental Antitrust LitigationILNSunil R. Harjani (U.S. District Judge)27280
902358IN RE: Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy LitigationDEJoshua D. Wolson (U.S. District Judge)26260
912972IN RE: Blackbaud, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach LitigationSCJoseph F. Anderson, Jr (Sr. District Judge)26310
923062IN RE: Crop Protection Products Loyalty Program Antitrust LitigationNCMThomas D. Schroeder (Chief Judge, USDC)26440
933119IN RE: Shale Oil Antitrust LitigationNMMatthew L. Garcia (U.S. District Judge)26260
942542IN RE: Keurig Green Mountain Single-Serve Coffee Antitrust LitigationNYSVernon S. Broderick (U.S. District Judge)25340
953051IN RE: ARC Airbag Inflators Products Liability LitigationGANThomas W. Thrash, Jr (Sr. District Judge)24240
963160IN RE: Archery Products Antitrust LitigationCOPhilip A. Brimmer (Chief Judge, USDC)24250
972406IN RE: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust LitigationALNAnna M. Manasco (U.S. District Judge)221100
983152IN RE: Construction Equipment Rental Antitrust LitigationILNSara L. Ellis (U.S. District Judge)22270
993178IN RE: ByHeart, Inc., Infant Formula Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationNYSArun Subramanian (U.S. District Judge)2222+1
1003115IN RE: Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking LitigationGANThomas W. Thrash, Jr (Sr. District Judge)21350
1013172IN RE: Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant Products Liability LitigationAREKristine G. Baker (Chief Judge, USDC)21210
1023175IN RE: Shell Eggs Antitrust LitigationWIWJames D. Peterson (Chief Judge, USDC)2121+2
1032460IN RE: Niaspan Antitrust LitigationPAETimothy J. Savage (Sr. District Judge)20230
1043143IN RE: OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement LitigationNYSSidney H. Stein (Sr. District Judge)19200
1053073IN RE: T-Mobile 2022 Customer Data Security Breach LitigationMOWBrian C. Wimes (U.S. District Judge)18180
1062695IN RE: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Marketing and Sales Practices LitigationNMRobert J. Shelby (U.S. District Judge)17170
1073050IN RE: Chantix (Varenicline) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (No. II)NYSKatherine Polk Failla (U.S. District Judge)17170
1083097IN RE: Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust LitigationNYSLewis J. Liman (U.S. District Judge)17170
1093153IN RE: Coinbase Customer Data Security Breach LitigationNYSEdgardo Ramos (U.S. District Judge)1722-2
1102311IN RE: Automotive Parts Antitrust LitigationMIEF. Kay Behm (U.S. District Judge)163820
1112818IN RE: General Motors Air Conditioning Marketing and Sales Practices LitigationMIEMatthew F. Leitman (U.S. District Judge)15150
1122867IN RE: Local TV Advertising Antitrust LitigationILNVirginia M. Kendall (Chief Judge, USDC)15230
1132981IN RE: Google Play Store Antitrust LitigationCANJames Donato (U.S. District Judge)1523-1
1143030IN RE: Deere & Company Repair Services Antitrust LitigationILNIain D. Johnston (U.S. District Judge)14160
1153037IN RE: Recalled Abbott Infant Formula Products Liability LitigationILNMatthew F. Kennelly (Sr. District Judge)141410
1162841IN RE: MONAT Hair Care Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationFLSDarrin P. Gayles (U.S. District Judge)13130
1173071IN RE: RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (No. II)TNMWaverly D. Crenshaw, Jr (U.S. District Judge)13480
1183159IN RE: Keffer Development Services, LLC, Data Security Breach LitigationMIEMark A. Goldsmith (U.S. District Judge)13130
1192700IN RE: Genentech, Inc., Herceptin (Trastuzumab) Marketing and Sales Practices LitigationOKNGregory K. Frizzell (Chief Judge, USDC)1215-1
1202862IN RE: Diisocyanates Antitrust LitigationPAWW. Scott Hardy (U.S. District Judge)12120
1213001IN RE: Google Play Store Simulated Casino-Style Games LitigationCANEdward J. Davila (Sr. District Judge)12130
1223144IN RE: TikTok, Inc., Minor Privacy LitigationCACGeorge H. Wu (Sr. District Judge)12220
1233162IN RE: Class Action Settlement Administration LitigationDCJohn D. Bates (U.S. District Judge)12120
1243190IN RE: Valtrus Innovations Ltd. Patent LitigationTXEJames Rodney Gilstrap (U.S. District Judge)1212—
1252913IN RE: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationCANWilliam H. Orrick, III (U.S. District Judge)117,0710
1263040IN RE: Chrysler Pacifica Fire Recall Products Liability LitigationMIEDavid M. Lawson (Sr. District Judge)11130
1273193IN RE: Health Gorilla, Inc., et al., Data Security Breach LitigationFLSK. Michael Moore (U.S. District Judge)1010—
1283078IN RE: Generac Solar Power Systems Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationWIELynn S. Adelman (U.S. District Judge)890
1293138IN RE: Denosumab Patent LitigationNJChristine P. O'Hearn (U.S. District Judge)8120
1303191IN RE: Non-AFFF Firefighter Turnout Gear Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationMNJeffrey M. Bryan (U.S. District Judge)88—
1312099IN RE: Stanford Entities Securities LitigationTXNDavid C. Godbey (Sr. District Judge)71560
1323034IN RE: Neo Wireless, LLC, Patent LitigationMIETerrence G. Berg (U.S. District Judge)790
1333157IN RE: Procter & Gamble Company "Protect, Grow and Restore" Marketing and Sales Practices LitigationOHSDouglas R. Cole (U.S. District Judge)770
1343174IN RE: Air Crash at Muan International Airport, South Korea on December 29, 2024WAWJames L. Robart (Sr. District Judge)770
1352441IN RE: Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability LitigationMNDonovan W. Frank (Sr. District Judge)63,6380
1362951IN RE: StubHub Refund LitigationCANHaywood S. Gilliam, Jr (U.S. District Judge)660
1373035IN RE: AME Church Employee Retirement Fund LitigationTNWS. Thomas Anderson (U.S. District Judge)660
1383036IN RE: Gardasil Products Liability LitigationNCWKenneth D. Bell (U.S. District Judge)6258-1
1393167IN RE: Broiler Chicken Grower Antitrust Litigation (No. III)UTDavid B. Barlow (U.S. District Judge)660
1401916IN RE: Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Alien Tort Statute and Shareholders Derivative LitigationFLSRoy K. Altman (U.S. District Judge)5310
1412151IN RE: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability LitigationCACJames V. Selna (Sr. District Judge)54660
1422670IN RE: Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust LitigationCASDana M. Sabraw (U.S. District Judge)5840
1432984IN RE: Folgers Coffee Marketing and Sales Practices LitigationMOWBeth Phillips (Chief Judge, USDC)5130
1443161IN RE: CCell Closed Cannabis Oil Vaporization Systems and Components Products Antitrust LitigationCANVince Chhabria (U.S. District Judge)550
1451358IN RE: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationNYSDenise L. Cote (Sr. District Judge)41900
1462816IN RE: Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System Products Liability Litigation (No. II)PAMKaroline Mehalchick (U.S. District Judge)41080
1472985IN RE: Apple Inc. App Store Simulated Casino-Style Games LitigationCANEdward J. Davila (Sr. District Judge)4110
1482566IN RE: TelexFree Securities LitigationMANathaniel M. Gorton (Sr. District Judge)3150
1492704IN RE: Interest Rate Swaps Antitrust LitigationNYSJ. Paul Oetken (U.S. District Judge)3110
1503103IN RE: Aflibercept Patent LitigationWVNThomas S. Kleeh (Chief Judge, USDC)3100
1513192IN RE: CoStar Group, Inc., et al., Antitrust LitigationVAEDavid J. Novak (U.S. District Judge)33—
1521663IN RE: Insurance Brokerage Antitrust LitigationNJClaire C. Cecchi (U.S. District Judge)2520
1531871IN RE: Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationPAECynthia M. Rufe (Sr. District Judge)25,2990
1542885IN RE: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability LitigationFLNM. Casey Rodgers (U.S. District Judge)2391,2250
1553074IN RE: BPS Direct, LLC, and Cabela's, LLC, Wiretapping LitigationPAEMark A. Kearney (U.S. District Judge)290
1563154IN RE: Respimat Pharmaceuticals Antitrust LitigationMADenise J. Casper (Chief Judge, USDC)220
1572165IN RE: Endangered Species Act Section 4 Deadline LitigationDCEmmet G. Sullivan (Sr. District Judge)1400
1582179IN RE: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010LAECarl J. Barbier (U.S. District Judge)16,1580
1592859IN RE: Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis or M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology and Versys Femoral Head Products Liability LitigationNYSJesse M. Furman (U.S. District Judge)13320
1602930IN RE: Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan) Patent LitigationDERichard G. Andrews (Sr. District Judge)1280
1613111IN RE: Capital One 360 Savings Account Interest Rate LitigationVAEDavid J. Novak (U.S. District Judge)180
1623134IN RE: AVYCAZ (Ceftazidime and Avibactam) Patent LitigationNJZahid N. Quraishi (U.S. District Judge)12-1
1632775IN RE: Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) Hip Implant Products Liability LitigationMDJames K. Bredar (Sr. District Judge)01,0890
1642782IN RE: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability LitigationGANRichard W. Story (Sr. District Judge)04,0540
1652967IN RE: Clearview AI, Inc., Consumer Privacy LitigationILNSharon Johnson Coleman (U.S. District Judge)0140
1663015IN RE: Johnson & Johnson Sunscreen Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationFLSRaag Singhal (U.S. District Judge)0160

Methodology and limits

Source: JPML's monthly Pending MDL reports. These editions reproduce the archived reports' docket titles, transferee courts, judges and action counts. The CSV includes every docket in each available edition.

Cadence: JPML publishes monthly reports on the first business day. People's Justice publishes an edition after verifying its archived report. The latest view means the latest edition in this archive, which may lag JPML publication.

Change equals this report's pending actions minus the previous archived report's pending actions for the same MDL number. Percentage change divides that difference by the earlier count and multiplies by 100; a zero baseline has no percentage change. Gainers are ranked by positive change, including ties. Comparisons use the previous available report and may span missing months.

New and dropped-off MDLs mean a number appeared in one report and not the other. Absence does not establish that litigation ended. The first edition has no comparison.

JPML counts actions, not plaintiffs. An action can include multiple plaintiffs. These are JPML's numbers, not People's Justice's analysis, estimates or predictions. People's Justice is a legal-information publisher and is not a law firm.

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