There were about 420 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of December 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 393 FDCPA
• 61 FCRA
• 27 TILA
• 19 TCPA
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 454 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 149 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 753 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 102 different US District Court branches.
• About 392 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 29 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 22 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 20 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 19 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 17 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 17 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 12 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 12 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 11 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 22 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 16 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 15 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 15 Consumers: Mary Elizabeth Philipps
• Representing 10 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 10 Consumers: Daniel S. Blinn
• Representing 9 Consumers: Darin Shaw
• Representing 8 Consumers: Geoffrey H. Baskerville
• Representing 7 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
• Representing 7 Consumers: Todd M. Friedman
Statistics Year to Date:
13901 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
• 10914 FDCPA
• 1299 FCRA
• 529 TILA
• 234 TCPA
Annual comparisons:
2009: 9135 FDCPA, 1174 FCRA, 28 TCPA Cases
2008: 6025 FDCPA, 1164 FCRA, 16 TCPA Cases
2007: 4372 FDCPA, 1347 FCRA, 22 TCPA Cases
2006: 3710 FDCPA, 955 FCRA, 14 TCPA Cases
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 454 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 412 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 353 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 318 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 293 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 270 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 213 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 198 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 187 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 176 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 175 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager