Quick analysis: It was a weak period for all consumer litigation, with FDCPA, FCRA and TCPA all down from the last half of August. FCRA and TCPA are both holding strong YTD, each above 50% over YTD 2011.
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Current Period |
Previous Period |
Previous Year Comp |
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Sept 1 – 15, 2012 |
August 16 – 31, 2012 |
Sept 1 – 15, 2011 |
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FDCPA lawsuits |
431 |
491 |
-12.2% |
455 |
-5.3% |
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FCRA lawsuits |
94 |
100 |
-6.0% |
91 |
3.3% |
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TCPA lawsuits |
35 |
57 |
-38.6% |
36 |
-2.8% |
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YTD FDCPA lawsuits |
8152 |
8575 |
-4.9% |
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YTD FCRA lawsuits |
1647 |
1086 |
51.7% |
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YTD TCPA lawsuits |
741 |
481 |
54.1% |
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Full Statistics: There were about 497 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of September 2012. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 431 FDCPA
- 94 FCRA
- 35 TILA
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 512 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 192, or 38%, had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1141 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 270 different US District Court branches.
- About 528 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 33 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles
- 30 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 25 Lawsuits: Illinois Central District Court – Urbana
- 23 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 20 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 19 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
- 16 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
- 12 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
- 11 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
- 11 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 23 Consumers: George T Martin III
- Representing 18 Consumers: Aryeh L Pomerantz
- Representing 15 Consumers: Everett H Mechem
- Representing 13 Consumers: Patrick J. Ascione
- Representing 11 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
- Representing 10 Consumers: Arshak Bartoumian
- Representing 10 Consumers: Benjamin Hans Crumley
- Representing 10 Consumers: David M Larson
- Representing 9 Consumers: Joseph M Meinhardt
- Representing 9 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
Statistics Year to Date:
9198 total lawsuits for 2012, including:
- 8152 FDCPA
- 1647 FCRA
- 741 TCPA
Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 9162 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 253 Consumers: David M Larson
- Representing 253 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 206 Consumers: Craig T Kimmel
- Representing 155 Consumers: Gary D Nitzkin
- Representing 139 Consumers: Dennis R Kurz