FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, November 1-15, 2009
There were about 467 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of November. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 376 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 51 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 19 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Bankruptcy Related
- 4 Credit Repair Organizations Act
- 1 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
- 1 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 1 Fair Credit Billing Act
- 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
- 1 Graham-Leach-Bliley Act
- 6 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 1 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
- 1 State of Alabama Consumer Statutes
- 3 State of California Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Nevada Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
- 3 State of Pennsylvania Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
- 15 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 478 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 137 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 911 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 105 different US District Court branches.
- About 451 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 31 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 22 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 18 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 17 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 17 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles
- 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 15 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 15 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court – Phoenix
- 13 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court – Scranton
- 12 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 19 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
- Representing 18 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
- Representing 15 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 15 Consumers: David J. Philipps
- Representing 14 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 13 Consumers: David M. Marco
- Representing 13 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 13 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 13 Consumers: Kenneth W. Pennington
- Representing 12 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
Statistics Year to Date:
8416 total lawsuits for 2009, including:
- 7010 FDCPA
- 1044 FCRA
- 23 TCPA
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 8174 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 386 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 283 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 199 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
- Representing 194 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 188 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings