Lawsuits by Most-Targeted Industries
Consumer Goods
47% (101)
Apparel
13% (28)
Hotel, restaurant and leisure
9% (19)
Food products
6% (12)
Professional services
5% (10)The Consumer Goods and Apparel industries have been in the top-two spots every month this year. This is the third straight month that Consumer Goods has gotten the top spot and the first time it passed 100 lawsuits.
Apparel remained steady as the second-most targeted industry with 28 lawsuits, while Hotel, Restaurant, and Leisure showed a steady rate of increase.
Lawsuit Filings per State
New York
57% (122)
California
30% (65)
Florida
7% (16)
Colorado
3% (7)
Connecticut
1% (2)New York had the highest number of lawsuits for the fifth straight month. The 122 cases filed in New York were almost double that of California, which had 65 cases in September. Florida came in a distant third with 16 cases, followed by Colorado with seven. New York had more lawsuits than every other state combined in September.
Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits
Pacific Trial Attorneys
California
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Cohen & Mizrahi
New York
Gottlieb and Associates
New York
Mars Khaimov Law
New York
Stein Saks, PLLC
New Jersey
The 37 lawsuits filed by Pacific Trial Attorneys in California were the most suits filed by a single firm in any one month this year. Three of firms listed here are based in New York, which is not surprising given the prominence of cases filed in New York. The five firms listed also filed the most lawsuits in August.