FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, July 1-15, 2010
There were about 409 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of July. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 393 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 47 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 11 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 18 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Bankruptcy Related
- 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
- 2 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
- 6 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 1 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 1 Personal Injury
- 2 State of Alabama Consumer Statutes
- 28 State of California Consumer Statutes
- 4 State of Connecticut Consumer Statutes
- 9 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
- 3 State of Georgia Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Iowa Consumer Statutes
- 2 State of Michigan Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
- 2 State of Pennsylvania Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of South Carolina Consumer Statutes
- 2 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
- 4 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
- 11 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 434 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 122 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 122 plaintiffs have filed about 851 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 109 different US District Court branches.
- About 389 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 24 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 21 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 20 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 20 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
- 16 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 15 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
- 12 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
- 11 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
- 10 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 20 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 18 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr
- Representing 15 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
- Representing 15 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 13 Consumers: David M. Marco
- Representing 12 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
- Representing 12 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 10 Consumers: Joshua R. Trigstead
- Representing 10 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
- Representing 8 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
Statistics Year to Date:
6194 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
- 5823 FDCPA
- 642 FCRA
- 47 TCPA
- 312 TILA (Truth in Lending Act)
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 6051 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 202 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 189 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 150 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 145 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 139 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee