TCPA Lawsuit Filings in 2025 and 2026: A Fast Start, Then a Sharp July Drop

Who counts TCPA lawsuits

The most widely cited count of TCPA lawsuits comes from WebRecon LLC, a company that tracks federal consumer lawsuits under the TCPA, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act and publishes monthly totals. Law firms that defend these cases, including Troutman Amin through its TCPAWorld blog, often analyze WebRecon’s figures. The numbers below come from WebRecon unless noted.

2025: a high plateau

WebRecon’s year-end report, published January 30, 2026, counted 2,810 TCPA cases filed in 2025. That was 0.8% more than in 2024. In December 2025 alone, 222 TCPA cases were filed, and 151 of them (68%) were putative class actions. WebRecon wrote that “TCPA class actions are still extraordinarily high, historically speaking.”

WebRecon also tracks repeat filers across the three consumer statutes it covers. About 44% of people who filed in December 2025 had filed at least once before.

2026: fast start, then a July slump

WebRecon called July’s 61.0% class action share “the lowest in recent memory.” TCPAWorld reported that 108 class actions in July 2026 compared with 198 in July 2025, a drop of about 45%.

Why filings may have dropped

Nobody knows yet, and the people tracking it have said so. In a September 8, 2026 post, TCPAWorld’s author offered possible causes as open questions, not findings. One was lawyers taking fewer cases to avoid court orders to show cause. Another was confusion over whether text messages can support Do Not Call claims. That second issue is real. On July 14, 2026, the Seventh Circuit held that texts are not telephone calls under the TCPA’s Do Not Call lawsuit provision, as we cover in our story on the Seventh Circuit texting decision. Earlier, the Supreme Court’s June 2025 McLaughlin ruling freed judges to reject FCC readings of the statute, which gives defendants new arguments.

One month is not a trend. Filings were still well ahead of 2025 through July.

What these numbers mean for you

Most TCPA cases are class actions. That means many people who get unwanted calls are already members of a proposed class without knowing it. If a class case settles, you may get a notice and a chance to file a claim. Our page on how TCPA class actions work explains the difference between being a class member and bringing your own case.

An individual case can make more sense when you have many calls from one company, strong records, and calls after you told them to stop. Statutory damages are $500 per violation, or up to $1,500 if willful or knowing, and that math can favor an individual claim when the call count is high. Our case value calculator runs the numbers.

The repeat-filer figure deserves a plain word. Courts notice serial plaintiffs, and defendants use it against them. A real claim rests on real calls you did not want, documented as they happened. That is the kind of case that holds up.

What to do if you are weighing a TCPA claim now

Start with your records, not the headlines. List every call and text, with dates, times, numbers and company names. Note whether your number is on the Do Not Call Registry and when you asked the caller to stop. The four-year filing deadline under 28 U.S.C. 1658(a), explained on our TCPA statute of limitations page, means older calls may still count. Then get a free review of whether your facts fit a claim where you live, since the law on texts now differs by circuit.