Sandra Hauser, the head of Dentons US commercial litigation practice. Courtesy photo Report: Data Breaches and ADA Compliance Drive Class Action Increase
The inaugural Class Action Litigation Report, released on Thursday by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found class action filings steadily increased from 2014 to 2020, dipped 10% in 2021, then started rising again in 2022. Last year, class action filings jumped 4% to 9,705.
May 02, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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What You Need to Know
- The report noted a 14% rise from 2022 in the largest group of class actions, consumer protection, with 4,460 lawsuits, spurred by the filing of data breach litigation.
- Dentons ranked No. 1 in the number of class actions it defended in 2021 to 2023, with 589 cases.
- Civil rights class actions skyrocketed from 655 in 2017 to 2,080 in 2018 and continued to rise until 2023, largely due to ADA lawsuits.
Class action filings are rising, particularly for consumers, employees and those suing for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a class action litigation report released Thursday by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis.
Lex Machina analyzed class action filings in federal district courts and appellate courts, finding that they have steadily increased from 2014 to 2020, dipped 10% in 2021, then started rising again in 2022. Last year, class action filings jumped 4% to 9,705.
The report divided up class actions by their types of claims, noting a 14% rise from 2022 in the largest group, consumer protection, with 4,460 lawsuits, spurred by the filing of data breach litigation.
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