An Explosion of Lawsuits in Philadelphia

After New York state in 2019 blocked merchant cash advance firms from suing out-of-state residents in its courts, Par Funding immediately began bringing more legal actions in the Pennsylvania system.

Here is the yearly lawsuit count and amount of money sought by Par Funding in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. Previously, the firm had filed hundreds of lawsuit in New York.

Year	Lawsuits	Money sought
2013	6	$200,000 $200,000
2014	1	$100,000 $100,000
2015	24	$1,900,000 $1,900,000
2016	95	$7,300,000 $7,300,000
2017	256	$29,300,000 $29,300,000
2018	137	$25,200,000 $25,200,000
2019	777	$72,700,000 $72,700,000