There were about 449 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of November, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 454 FAIR DEBT COLLECTION ACT
• 40 FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
• 16 TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
• 6 TRUTH IN LENDING ACT
• 37 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
• 13 STATE OF FLORIDA
• 7 STATE OF TEXAS
• 6 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
• 5 STATE OF COLORADO
• 3 STATE OF GEORGIA
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 466 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 147 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 803 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 107 different US District Court branches.
• About 428 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 27 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 25 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 21 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 21 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 13 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 13 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 12 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 12 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 12 Consumers: James D. Pacitti
• Representing 12 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
• Representing 11 Consumers: Alan C Lee
• Representing 10 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 10 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 10 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 10 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 9 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 9 Consumers: Joseph Mauro
• Representing 8 Consumers: Frank J. Borgese
Statistics Year to Date:
12986 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
• 9959 FDCPA
• 1181 FCRA
• 482 TILA
• 192 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 466 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 366 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 314 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 305 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 239 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 194 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro