FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, November 1-15, 2011
There were about 536 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of November 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 472 FDCPA
• 84 FCRA
• 11 TCPA
• 26 TILA
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 553 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 172 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 912 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 116 different US District Court branches.
• About 474 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 40 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 34 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 28 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 27 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 20 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 19 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 18 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 16 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 16 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 31 Consumers: Yaakov Saks
• Representing 28 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
• Representing 21 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 20 Consumers: Mark H Rephen
• Representing 15 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin
• Representing 13 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 12 Consumers: Penny Hays Cauley
• Representing 12 Consumers: Shireen Hormozdi
• Representing 10 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 9 Consumers: Deborah P Gutierrez
Statistics Year to Date:
11,176 total lawsuits for 2011, including:
• 10,402 FDCPA
• 1656 FCRA
• 419 TCPA
• 1342 TILA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 11214 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 314 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 299 Consumers: Feng Li
• Representing 218 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
• Representing 214 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 176 Consumers: Michael S Agruss