FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, September 1-15, 2011
There were about 530 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of September 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 456 FDCPA
- 90 FCRA
- 32 TILA
- 11 TCPA
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 587 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 182 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1041 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 129 different US District Court branches.
- About 616 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 28 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 26 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 25 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 23 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
- 20 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
- 16 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 13 Lawsuits: Alabama Northern District Court – Southern
- 13 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 12 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 21 Consumers: Shireen Hormozdi
- Representing 11 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 11 Consumers: Tammy Lee Hussin
- Representing 11 Consumers: Deborah P Gutierrez
- Representing 11 Consumers: Yaakov Saks
- Representing 9 Consumers: Craig J Ehrlich
- Representing 9 Consumers: Elizabeth Joan Cabraser
- Representing 9 Consumers: Gregory Bradley Linkh
- Representing 8 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 8 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
Statistics Year to Date:
8910 total lawsuits for 2011, including:
- 8106 FDCPA
- 986 FCRA
- 768 TILA
- 278 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 8875 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 243 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 197 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 151 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
- Representing 151 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 146 Consumers: Darin Shaw