Quick analysis: Year-to-date FDCPA litigation continues to lag behind 2011, with the gap now at 4.8% below last year’s record numbers. FCRA and TCPA continue strong showings, both up around 55% over last year.
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Current Period |
Previous Period |
Previous Year Comp |
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Aug 16 – 31, 2012 |
August 1 – 15, 2012 |
Aug 16 – 31, 2011 |
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FDCPA lawsuits |
491 |
525 |
-6.5% |
448 |
9.6% |
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FCRA lawsuits |
100 |
104 |
-3.8% |
74 |
35.1% |
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TCPA lawsuits |
57 |
45 |
26.7% |
23 |
147.8% |
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YTD FDCPA lawsuits |
7706 |
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8094 |
-4.8% |
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YTD FCRA lawsuits |
1545 |
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992 |
55.7% |
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YTD TCPA lawsuits |
706 |
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458 |
54.1% |
Full Statistics:
There were about 581 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of August 2012. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 491 FDCPA
- 100 FCRA
- 57 TILA
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 622 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 253, or 41%, had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1424 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 268 different US District Court branches.
- About 641 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 44 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 37 Lawsuits: Illinois Central District Court – Urbana
- 24 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 20 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 19 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
- 18 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 18 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
- 17 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
- 17 Lawsuits: Michigan Western District Court – Southern Division
- 17 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 19 Consumers: David M Larson
- Representing 14 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 14 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin
- Representing 12 Consumers: Brent F Vullings
- Representing 12 Consumers: Daniel A Edelman
- Representing 10 Consumers: Alex D Weisberg
- Representing 10 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
- Representing 9 Consumers: E David Hoskins
- Representing 8 Consumers: Adam J Fishbein
- Representing 8 Consumers: Yechezkel Rodal
Statistics Year to Date:
8701 total lawsuits for 2012, including:
- 7706 FDCPA
- 1545 FCRA
- 706 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 8718 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 244 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 243 Consumers: David M Larson
- Representing 199 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
- Representing 148 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin
- Representing 142 Consumers: Adam J Fishbein