FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, October 16-31, 2011
There were about 552 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of October 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 492 FDCPA
• 83 FCRA
• 23 TILA
• 21 TCPA
Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 561 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 168 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 979 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 123 different US District Court branches.
• About 498 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 40 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 31 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 30 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 27 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 21 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 21 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 18 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 16 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 15 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 13 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 21 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 13 Consumers: Samuel A Ehrenfeld
• Representing 13 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 10 Consumers: Nicholas J Bontrager
• Representing 10 Consumers: Shireen Hormozdi
• Representing 10 Consumers: Yaakov Saks
• Representing 9 Consumers: Alex D Weisberg
• Representing 9 Consumers: Bruce K Warren
• Representing 8 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card Jr
• Representing 7 Consumers: Brent Francis Vullings
Statistics Year to Date:
10647 total lawsuits for 2011, including:
• 9917 FDCPA
• 1547 FCRA
• 355 TCPA
• 1294 TILA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 10836 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 299 Consumers: Feng Li
• Representing 293 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 218 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 204 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 171 Consumers: Michael S Agruss