Consumer Class Actions Expand into New Sectors

With the number of class action suits quadrupling over the past five years, cases now include the advertising of any category of consumer goods

Crowell & Moring partner Sarah Gilbert says she expects the number of consumer class action suits filed in the Southern District of New York to con­tinue to grow in the year ahead.

But she also says it is wise to expect the unexpected, as market volatility could give rise to new varieties of com­mercial disputes.

Read the complete article in the Litigation Forecast 2023.