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Lex Machina: federal consumer protection filings hit a 10-year high of 20,353 in 2025
Federal consumer protection lawsuits rose 31% to 20,353 in 2025, the highest annual total in a decade, according to a new Lex Machina report. More than 12,000 cases, including almost 5,000 putative class actions, were filed in the first half of 2026, putting this year on pace to surpass 2025.
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Key points
- Putative class action filings rose by about a third in 2025, to a record 8,091.The Global Legal Post
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims rose 63% to 2,748, and Fair Credit Reporting Act filings rose 44% to 7,750.The Global Legal Post
- Damages awards rose 35% to $7.5 billion, though the number of cases with awards fell to 437 from 452.The Global Legal Post
- A $2.5 billion consent judgment in FTC v. Amazon.com accounted for about a third of 2025 damages.The Global Legal Post
- Equifax Information Services was the most active defendant from 2023 to 2025, with 7,802 cases.The Global Legal Post
- Troutman Pepper Locke handled the most defense matters over that period, 3,008 cases, followed by Jones Day with 2,685.The Global Legal Post
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