There were about 503 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of December. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 425 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 39 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 21 Truth In Lending Act
- 11 State of California Consumer Statutes
- 9 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 3 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
- 2 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- 1 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 1 State of Wisconsin Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Washington Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Utah Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Oregon Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Ohio Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Missouri Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Michigan Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Connecticut Consumer Statutes
- 1 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
- 1 Fair Housing Act
- 1 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- 1 Bankruptcy Related
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 513 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 183 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 183 plaintiffs have filed about 951 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 109 different US District Court branches.
- About 341 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 47 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 44 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 23 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 22 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 18 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 16 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Southern Division – Santa Ana
- 16 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 12 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court – Phoenix
- 12 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court – Scranton
- 11 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 38 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
- Representing 36 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
- Representing 17 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 16 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 15 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
- Representing 12 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 11 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 11 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
- Representing 10 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
- Representing 10 Consumers: Kenneth W. Pennington
Statistics Year to Date:
9385 total lawsuits for 2009, including:
- 7834 FDCPA
- 1119 FCRA
- 25 TCPA
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 9013 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 421 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 311 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 220 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 217 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 211 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg