FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, April 1-15, 2010
There were about 459 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of April. Here is an approximate breakdown:
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- 381 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 44 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 26 Truth In Lending Act
- 2 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- 2 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 1 Fair Credit Billing Act
- 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
- 1 Higher Education Opportunity Act
- 4 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 1 Personal Injury
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- 7 State of California Consumer Statutes
- 2 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
- 2 State of Virginia Consumer Statutes
- 4 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
- 4 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- 1 Securities Exchange Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 496 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 127 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 127 plaintiffs have filed about 786 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 123 different US District Court branches.
- About 525 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 27 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 26 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 19 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 15 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
- 14 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 13 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 13 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
- 12 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
- 10 Lawsuits: Maryland District Court – Baltimore
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 18 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
- Representing 15 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 13 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
- Representing 11 Consumers: James D. Pacitti
- Representing 11 Consumers: David M. Marco
- Representing 10 Consumers: Robert T. Healey, Jr.
- Representing 10 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 9 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 9 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
- Representing 9 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
Statistics Year to Date:
3273 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
- 2782 FDCPA
- 299 FCRA
- 8 TCPA
- 127 TILA (Truth in Lending Act)
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 3330 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 97 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 92 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 90 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
- Representing 90 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 81 Consumers: David Michael Larson