In 2025, global class action activity produced 130 claim‑filing deadlines and approximately $4 billion in settlements across multiple jurisdictions, maintaining elevated recovery levels while complexity increased. Learn how cross‑border litigation, opt‑in mechanisms, and evolving regulations are redefining participation and recovery outcomes for investors.
Using the Broadridge Asset Recovery AdvocateTM database, we identified 130 global cases involving securities and/or financial products with claim-filing deadlines in 2025. Drawing on Broadridge’s class action and financial services specialists, this report summarizes the most complex cases of 2025 and highlights several additional “honorable mentions.” Each case profile includes key facts, procedural background, and the administrative factors that led to its inclusion.
As settlement timelines lengthen and registration deadlines move earlier in the litigation lifecycle, awareness remains essential, but timing is key to preventing missed opportunities. From opt‑in actions to Australian soft class closures and SEC Fair Funds, knowing early and acting early is what turns awareness into recovery.
