Liability Risk and Insurance
US dimension
US class action caseload to see 27 per cent increase in 2022
US companies can anticipate a 27 per cent increase in class action caseload in 2022, the highest level reported in 11 years,
according to the 2022 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey. It also found that US class action defence spending grew a record-breaking
16 per cent in 2021, crossing the US$3 billion threshold for the first time. It also found that class action spending is expected
to rise again in 2022.