FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, March 1-15, 2010
There were about 538 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of March. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 462 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 50 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 1 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 15 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
- 3 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 1 Fair Housing Act
- 1 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 1 State of Arkansas Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
- 4 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 563 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 128 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 128 plaintiffs have filed about 970 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 112 different US District Court branches.
- About 545 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 39 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 31 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 29 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 26 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 20 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 19 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 16 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
- 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court – Scranton
- 14 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
- 13 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 37 Consumers: Jody B. Burton
- Representing 22 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 19 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 15 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 14 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
- Representing 14 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 13 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
- Representing 13 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 12 Consumers: David J. Philipps
- Representing 12 Consumers: Peter Cozmyk
Statistics Year to Date:
2275 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
- 1928 FDCPA
- 213 FCRA
- 8 TCPA
84 TILA (Truth in Lending Act)
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 2317 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 88 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
- Representing 79 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 68 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 60 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 60 Consumers: David Michael Larson