FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, April 16-30, 2010
There were about 556 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of April. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 483 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 41 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 1 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 13 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
- 11 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
- 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 7 State of California Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Hawaii Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
- 2 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
- 5 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 566 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 169 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 169 plaintiffs have filed about 1000 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 110 different US District Court branches.
- About 489 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 43 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 33 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 32 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 28 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 23 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 21 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 19 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
- 18 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
- 15 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
- 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 29 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
- Representing 25 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 20 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 18 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 18 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
- Representing 17 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
- Representing 16 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 14 Consumers: James D. Pacitti
- Representing 14 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 10 Consumers: Thomas J. Lyons Jr.
Statistics Year to Date:
3825 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
- 3262 FDCPA
- 340 FCRA
- 9 TCPA
- 139 TILA (Truth in Lending Act)
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 3842 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 115 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 112 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 103 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 97 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 96 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman