FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, December 16-31, 2011
There were about 453 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of December 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 397 FDCPA
• 63 FCRA
• 53 TILA
• 26 TCPA
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 507 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 183, or 22%, had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 870 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 96 different US District Court branches.
• About 522 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 29 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 25 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 24 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 23 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 21 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
• 19 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 17 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 15 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 11 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 22 Consumers: Yaakov Saks
• Representing 16 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin
• Representing 14 Consumers: Samuel A Ehrenfeld
• Representing 11 Consumers: Khinh Voury Yam
• Representing 11 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
• Representing 11 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 11 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
• Representing 11 Consumers: David M Larson
• Representing 9 Consumers: Tammy L Hussin
• Representing 9 Consumers: Alex D Weisberg
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Statistics Year to Date:
12542 total lawsuits for 2011, including:
• 11811 FDCPA
• 1838 FCRA
• 660 TCPA
• 1462 TILA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 12640 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 357 Consumers: David M Larson
• Representing 309 Consumers: Dale Wood Pittman
• Representing 299 Consumers: Feng Li
• Representing 260 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
• Representing 246 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg