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FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, February 1-15, 2010

There were about 436 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the
first half of February. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 372 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 38 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 2 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 15 Truth In Lending Act
• 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
• 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
• 5 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 3 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Massachusetts Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of Pennsylvania Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
• 7 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• 2 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 462 unique plaintiffs
  (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 153 had sued under consumer
  statutes before.
• Combined, those 153 plaintiffs have filed about 766
  lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 99 different US District Court
  branches.
• About 293 different collection firms and creditors
  were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 31 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 26 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 17 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court – Phoenix
• 17 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 16 Lawsuits: Michigan Western District Court – Southern Division
• 14 Lawsuits: Missouri Eastern District Court – St. Louis – Eastern Division
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 12 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 12 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 11 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court – Scranton

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 29 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
• Representing 17 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 14 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 14 Consumers: Robert T. Healey, Jr.
• Representing 11 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
• Representing 11 Consumers: J. Mark Meinhardt
• Representing 11 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
• Representing 11  Consumers: Phillip C. Rogers
• Representing 10  Consumers: John Cole Gayle, Jr.
• Representing 10  Consumers: Michael S Agruss

Statistics Year to Date:

1284 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 1087 FDCPA (vs. 882 same time 2009, 601 same time 2008)
• 115 FCRA (vs. 155 same time 2009, 150 same time 2008)
• 7  TCPA (vs. 1 same time 2009, 4 same time 2008)
• 54  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 1327 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 61 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
• Representing 53 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 38 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 37 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 33 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager