FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, October, 1-15, 2010
There were about 497 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of October, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 455 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 58 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 24 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 11 Truth in Lending Act
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 524 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 100 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 514 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 112 different US District Court branches.
• About 481.5 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 32 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 25 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 24 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 23 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 21 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 19 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 19 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 14 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
• 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 11 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Southern Division – Santa Ana
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 50 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 49 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 15 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 9 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 8 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 8 Consumers: John Cole Gayle, Jr.
• Representing 8 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 7 Consumers: Joshua R. Trigsted
• Representing 7 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
• Representing 7 Consumers: Craig J. Ehrlich
Statistics Year to Date:
9060 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
• 8481 FDCPA
• 1002 FCRA
• 420 TILA
• 136 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 8663 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 294 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 278 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 269 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 214 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 213 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman