Monthly Recap: There were a total of 766 FDCPA cases filed for the month of October 2009, along with 89 FCRA cases and 7 TCPA cases. This compares to 506 FDCPA cases and 101 FCRA cases in October 2008.
FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, October 16-31, 2009
There were about 492 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of October. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 415 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 37 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 2 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 19 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Consumer Legal Remedies Act
- 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
- 2 California Unfair Competition Law
- 3 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- 2 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 2 Fair Housing Act
- 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
- 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 1 Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act
- 1 New York Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices
- 1 Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law
- 6 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 1 Right to Financial Privacy Act
- 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- 1 Unfair Business Practices
- 7 Unjust Enrichment
- 1 Wisconsin Consumer Act
- 1 Washington Consumer Protection Act
- 2 West Virginia Consumer Credit & Protection Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 541 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 155 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 155 plaintiffs have filed about 774 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 108 different US District Court branches.
- About 483 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 40 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
- 33 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 23 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
- 18 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
- 17 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 15 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
- 15 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
- 14 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 12 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 12 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 32 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
- Representing 23 Consumers: Gene W. Choe
- Representing 22 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
- Representing 19 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 19 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
- Representing 17 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 14 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 11 Consumers: Adam Jacob Krohn
- Representing 11 Consumers: Kenneth W. Pennington
- Representing 11 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
Statistics Year to Date:
8052 total lawsuits for 2009:
- 6638 FDCPA
- 994 FCRA
- 23 TCPA
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 7898 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 379 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 270 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 199 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
- Representing 191 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 174 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings