FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, November 16-30, 2011
There were about 423 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of November 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 385 FDCPA
• 58 FCRA
• 13 TCPA
• 40 TILA
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 463 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 169, or 20%, had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 865 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 101 different US District Court branches.
• About 427 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 25 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 22 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 21 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 20 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 20 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 19 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 16 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 10 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – White Plains
• 10 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 18 Consumers: Edwin D Hoskins
• Representing 14 Consumers: David M Larson
• Representing 13 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 12 Consumers: Brent F Vullings
• Representing 12 Consumers: Yaakov Saks
• Representing 10 Consumers: Tammy L Hussin
• Representing 9 Consumers: David J Philipps
• Representing 9 Consumers: Jody B Burton
• Representing 9 Consumers: Shireen Hormozdi
• Representing 8 Consumers: Craig J Ehrlich
Statistics Year to Date: 11597 total lawsuits for 2011, including:
• 10788 FDCPA
• 1714 FCRA
• 432 TCPA
• 1382 TILA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 11610 (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 239 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
• Representing 227 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 179 Consumers: Michael S Agruss