FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, October 16-31, 2009

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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