Every active federal MDL, tracked in one place.
Pending case counts, presiding judges, districts, and docket history for all 162 active multidistrict litigations — sourced directly from the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
Active MDLs
162
centralized dockets
Pending actions
205.5K
205,540 lawsuits
Historical actions
714.5K
across active MDLs
Terminated in 2026
9
closed dockets
By pending actions
The largest active litigations
1. Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
68,914
pending actions
MDL 2738
D. New Jersey
2. Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation
23,321
pending actions
MDL 2846
S.D. Ohio
3. Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation
15,246
pending actions
MDL 2873
D. South Carolina
4. Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
11,779
pending actions
MDL 3060
N.D. Illinois
5. Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (No. II)
11,321
pending actions
MDL 2789
D. New Jersey
6. Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation
8,407
pending actions
MDL 2666
D. Minnesota
Browse by category
Organized by JPML docket type
Every docket is classified exactly as the Panel classifies it — no editorializing.
Products Liability
Injuries from drugs, medical devices, and consumer products.
65 MDLs · 193,154 pending
Other
Contract, financial, and other consolidated dockets.
15 MDLs · 8,794 pending
Antitrust
Price-fixing, monopolization, and anticompetitive conduct.
37 MDLs · 1,214 pending
Data Breach & Privacy
Data security incidents and consumer privacy violations.
21 MDLs · 1,146 pending
Sales Practices
Marketing, labeling, and deceptive sales practices.
7 MDLs · 613 pending
Common Disaster
Mass casualty events and large-scale disasters.
3 MDLs · 431 pending
Intellectual Property
Patent, trademark, and related IP disputes.
8 MDLs · 99 pending
Securities
Securities fraud and shareholder litigation.
3 MDLs · 45 pending
Air Disaster
Aviation crashes and related claims.
2 MDLs · 38 pending
Employment Practices
Wage, discrimination, and workplace litigation.
1 MDL · 6 pending
One judge, many cases
MDLs consolidate similar federal lawsuits before a single judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.
Straight from the source
Every number here comes from the JPML’s monthly statistics reports — the authoritative federal record.
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Districts, presiding judges, filing dates, and pending vs. historical action counts for each MDL.
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Understand multidistrict litigation
What is a multidistrict litigation (MDL)?
MDL consolidates similar federal lawsuits before a single judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings, without merging them into one case.
MDL vs. class action: what’s the difference?
Both handle mass claims, but a class action merges claimants into one representative case while an MDL keeps each lawsuit individually intact.
How MDLs resolve: bellwethers, settlements, and remand
Most MDLs end in a coordinated settlement; cases that don’t settle can be remanded to their home courts for trial.
How to read an MDL docket entry
A quick guide to the fields the JPML publishes — MDL number, transferee district and judge, pending actions, and historical totals.
August 3, 2026
MDL statistics report
162 active MDLs and 205.5K pending actions across the federal system.
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