Quick analysis: Numbers continue their mid-year tumble as FDCPA, FCRA and TCPA all showed significant declines for the second month in a row. In addition to falling from the previous month, FDCPA is now down 4% over the previous year – dipping below 2012 numbers for the first time this year. TCPA is the only category that is still aggressively up over last year, but by a smaller percentage than last month as well (May was 74% over May YTD 2012, June is 61% over June YTD in 2012). The trend – if continued – is very likely going to cause full 2013 numbers to be lower than they were in 2012.
Full Statistics:
There were about 823 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in June 2013. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 678 FDCPA
- 143 FCRA
- 105 TCPA
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 944 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 334, or (35.4%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1592 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 137 different US District Court branches.
- About 715 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 53 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 42 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 33 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
- 32 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 27 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 27 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
- 22 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
- 21 Lawsuits: Maryland District Court – Baltimore
- 21 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
- 21 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 25 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 23 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 20 Consumers: Daniel A Edelman
- Representing 19 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 18 Consumers: Cathleen M Combs
- Representing 17 Consumers: James O Latturner
- Representing 17 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin
- Representing 15 Consumers: Seth Andrews
- Representing 14 Consumers: David J Philipps
- Representing 13 Consumers: John Thomas Steinkamp
Statistics Year to Date: 6322 total lawsuits for 2013, including:
- 5522 FDCPA
- 1038 FCRA
- 859 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 6956 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 203 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 182 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 152 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 135 Consumers: Daniel A Edelman
- Representing 127 Consumers: David J Philipps
- Representing 120 Consumers: Mary Elizabeth Philipps
- Representing 111 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin
- Representing 107 Consumers: Cathleen M Combs
- Representing 103 Consumers: James O Latturner
- Representing 101 Consumers: Jody Berke Burton