There were about 558 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of November, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 535 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 72 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 24 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 19 Truth in Lending Act
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 577 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 164 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1022 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 129 different US District Court branches.
• About 497 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 34 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 29 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 22 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 22 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 18 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 17 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 13 Lawsuits: Maryland District Court – Baltimore
• 12 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Southern Division – Santa Ana
• 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 40 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 12 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 12 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
• Representing 11 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 11 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 11 Consumers: Andrew Ira Glenn
• Representing 9 Consumers: Todd M. Friedman
• Representing 9 Consumers: Eric Scott Fortas
• Representing 9 Consumers: Michael S. Agruss
• Representing 9 Consumers: Mary Elizabeth Philipps
Statistics Year to Date:
10116 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
• 9440 FDCPA
• 1136 FCRA
• 475 TILA
• 172 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 9639 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 352 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 304 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 273 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 233 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 188 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro