FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, April 1-15, 2010

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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:

    • 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

 

    • 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