FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, August 16-31, 2011
There were about 467 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of August 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 400 FDCPA
- 63 FCRA
- 27 TILA
- 13 TCPA
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 526 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 179 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 845 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 119 different US District Court branches.
- About 469 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 38 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 22 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 18 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 18 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 17 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 17 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
- 15 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
- 14 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
- 13 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
- 13 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 16 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 15 Consumers: John Timblin Flood
- Representing 15 Consumers: Shireen Hormozdi
- Representing 12 Consumers: Deborah P Gutierrez
- Representing 12 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
- Representing 12 Consumers: Tammy Lee Hussin
- Representing 10 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 10 Consumers: Kenneth E Futch, Jr
- Representing 10 Consumers: Tsarina Branyan
- Representing 10 Consumers: Yaakov Saks
Statistics Year to Date: 8384 total lawsuits for 2011, including:
- 7649 FDCPA
- 896 FCRA
- 732 TILA
- 266 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 8368 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 232 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 189 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 145 Consumers: Darin Shaw
- Representing 144 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
- Representing 143 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg