Quick analysis: FDCPA, FCRA and TCPA litigation all dropped a bit in the current period, but not by significant enough margins to change the trajectory of any of them for the year. FDPCA is still a few points down from this time last year, while FCRA and TCPA are both still very much up.
| Comparisons: | Current Period | Previous Period | Previous Year Comp | ||
| . | June 16 – 30, 2012 | June 1 – 15, 2012 | June 16 – 30, 2011 | ||
| FDCPA lawsuits | 464 | 480 | -3.3% | 484 | -4.1% |
| FCRA lawsuits | 70 | 91 | -23.1% | 72 | -2.8% |
| TCPA lawsuits | 52 | 59 | -11.9% | 46 | 13.0% |
| TILA lawsuits | 43 | 34 | 26.5% | 22 | 95.5% |
| YTD FDCPA lawsuits | 5721 | 6135 | -6.7% | ||
| YTD FCRA lawsuits | 1194 | 692 | 72.5% | ||
| YTD TCPA lawsuits | 532 | 375 | 41.9% | ||
| YTD TILA lawsuits | 512 | 666 | -23.1% | ||
Full Statistics: There were about 511 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of June 2012. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 464 FDCPA
- 70 FCRA
- 43 TCPA
- 52 TILA
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 560 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 178, or 32%, had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 994 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 111 different US District Court branches.
- About 543 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 29 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 23 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
- 20 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 19 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 19 Lawsuits: Nevada District Court – Las Vegas
- 18 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 16 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
- 15 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
- 15 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 15 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 25 Consumers: George Thomas Martin III
- Representing 19 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 16 Consumers: Yechezkel Rodal
- Representing 13 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 12 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
- Representing 9 Consumers: Joshua R Trigsted
- Representing 7 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
- Representing 7 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
- Representing 6 Consumers: Stephanie Cooper Herdman
- Representing 6 Consumers: David W Skall
Statistics Year to Date: 6459 total lawsuits for 2012, including:
- 5721 FDCPA
- 1194 FCRA
- 532 TCPA
- 512 TILA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 6600 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 163 Consumers: David M Larson
- Representing 162 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
- Representing 156 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 101 Consumers: David J Philipps
- Representing 99 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin