There were about 475 lawsuits filed under tracked consumer statutes in the second of August. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 367 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 75 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 1 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 24 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
- 2 California Unfair Competition Law
- 1 Consumer Legal Remedies Act
- 1 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 2 Unjust Enrichment
- 5 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 1 Personal Injury
- 1 Unfair Business Practices
- 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
- 1 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Of those cases, there were about 506 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 104 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 104 plaintiffs have filed about 706 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 120 different US District Court branches.
- About 513 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 39 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 33 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 20 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 17 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 15 Lawsuits: Texas Southern District Court – Houston
- 12 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 12 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
- 12 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
- 12 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court – Scranton
- 11 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court – Phoenix
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 26 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 12 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 11 Consumers: David J. Philipps
- Representing 11 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 10 Consumers: Alan C. Lee
- Representing 10 Consumers: Diana P. Larson
- Representing 10 Consumers: Kenneth W. Pennington
- Representing 9 Consumers: E David Hoskins
- Representing 9 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
- Representing 9 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
Statistics Year to Date:
6160 total lawsuits for 2009:
- 5111 FDCPA
- 853 FCRA
- 9 TCPA
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 6126 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 335 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 214 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 171 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
- Representing 156 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 137 Consumers: Amanda R. Jordan