You can target nature of suit two ways in CasePortal:

1. By using the nos id

2. By keyword

To target nature of suit using id, type natureofsuitid:{value}. For example, natureofsuitid:160.

To target nature of suit using keywords, type nos:{value}. For example, nos:torts or nos:"airline regulations"

Below is a chart that can help you find the values you are looking for.

 

natureofsuitid

nos

110

Insurance

120

Marine

130

Miller Act

140

Negotiable Instrument

150

Recovery of Overpayment ...

151

Medicare Act

152

Recovery of Defaulted St...

153

Recovery of Overpayment ...

160

Stockholders’ Suits

190

Other Contract

195

Contract Product Liabili...

196

Franchise

210

Land Condemnation

220

Foreclosure

230

Rent Lease & Ejectment

240

Torts to Land

245

Tort Product Liability

290

All Other Real Property

310

Airplane

315

Airplane Product Liabili...

320

Assault, Libel, & Slande...

330

Federal Employers’ Liabi...

340

Marine

345

Marine Product Liability

350

Motor Vehicle

355

Motor Vehicle Product Li...

360

Other Personal Injury

362

Personal Injury - Medica...

365

Personal Injury - Produc...

367

Personal Injury - Health...

368

Asbestos Personal Injury...

370

Other Fraud

371

Truth in Lending

375

False Claims Act

376

Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 372...

380

Other Personal Property ...

385

Property Damage Product ...

400

State Reapportionment

410

Antitrust

422

Appeal 28 USC 158

423

Withdrawal 28 USC 157

430

Banks and Banking

440

Other Civil Rights

441

Voting

442

Employment

443

Housing/Accommodations

444

Welfare

445

Amer w/Disabilities-Empl...

446

Amer w/Disabilities - Ot...

448

Education

450

Commerce

460

Deportation

462

Naturalization Applicati...

463

Habeas Corpus - Alien De...

465

Other Immigration Action...

470

Racketeer Influenced and...

480

Consumer Credit

485

Telephone Consumer Prote...

490

Cable/Sat TV

510

Motions to Vacate Senten...

530

General

535

Death Penalty

540

Mandamus & Other

550

Civil Rights

555

Prison Condition

560

Civil Detainee: Conditio...

610

Agriculture

620

Other Food & Drug

625

Drug Related Seizure of ...

630

Liquor Laws

640

RR & Truck

650

Airline Regulations

660

Occupational Safety/Heal...

690

Other

710

Fair Labor Standards Act

720

Labor/Management Relatio...

730

Labor/Management Reporti...

740

Railway Labor Act

751

Family and Medical Leave...

790

Other Labor Litigation

791

Employee Retirement Inco...

810

Selective Service

820

Copyrights

830

Patent

835

Abbreviated New Drug App...

840

Trademark

850

Securities/Commodities/E...

861

HIA (1395ff)

862

Black Lung (923)

863

DIWC/DIWW (405(g))

864

SSID Title XVI

865

RSI (405(g))

870

Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or...

871

IRS-Third Party 26 USC 7...

875

Customer Challenge 12 US...

880

Defend Trade Secrets Act...

890

Other Statutory Actions

891

Agricultural Acts

892

Economic Stabilization A...

893

Environmental Matters

894

Energy Allocation Act

895

Freedom of Information A...

896

Arbitration

899

Administrative Procedure...

900

Appeal of Fee Determinat...

950

Constitutionality of Sta...

999

Miscellaneous Cases