FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, March 1-15, 2010

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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