FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, October 1-15, 2009
There were about 468 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of October. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 356 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 55 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 5 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 23 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Consumer Legal Remedies Act
- 1 California Unfair Competition Law
- Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act
- 1 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 4 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- 1 Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act
- 3 Federal Trade Commission Act
- 1 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 2 Illinois Consumer Fraud & Deceptive Business Practices Act
- 1 Massachusetts Consumer Credit Code
- 2 Maryland Consumer Protection Act
- 1 Michigan Consumer Protection Act
- 2 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
- 1 Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act
- 1 Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law
- 10 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 3 Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 2 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- 1 Securities Exchange Act
- 1 Unfair Business Practices
- 7 Unjust Enrichment
- 1 Video Privacy Protection Act
- 3 Washington Consumer Protection Act
- 2 West Virginia Consumer Credit & Protection Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 520 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 136 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 136 plaintiffs have filed about 915 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 106 different US District Court branches.
- About 519 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 41 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 26 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles
- 19 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 18 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
- 15 Lawsuits: California Eastern District Court – Sacramento
- 14 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 14 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 13 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
- 13 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 11 Lawsuits: Virginia Eastern District Court – Richmond
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 28 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
- Representing 22 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 17 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 14 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
- Representing 11 Consumers: David J. Philipps
- Representing 9 Consumers: Peter Cozmyk
- Representing 9 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
- Representing 9 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 8 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
- Representing 8 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
Statistics Year to Date:
7566 total lawsuits for 2009:
- 6225 FDCPA
- 959 FCRA
- 21 TCPA
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 7490 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 360 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 256 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 195 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
- Representing 182 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 167 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman