Monthly Recap: There were a total of 732 FDCPA cases filed for the month of September 2009, along with 69 FCRA cases and 5 TCPA cases. This compares to 489 FDCPA cases and 105 FCRA cases in September 2008.
FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, September 16-30, 2009
There were about 452 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of September. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 383 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 30 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 3 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 18 Truth In Lending Act
- 2 Consumer Legal Remedies Act
- 1 Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act
- 1 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
- 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 1 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- 1 Fair Credit Billing Act
- 2 Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act
- 1 Federal Employee Health Benefits Act
- 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
- 1 Illinois Consumer Fraud & Deceptive Business Practices Act
- 1 Kentucky Consumer Protection Act
- 1 Michigan Consumer Protection Act
- 4 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
- 4 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 3 Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- 1 Securities Exchange Act
- 1 Unfair Business Practices
- 10 Unjust Enrichment
- 1 Washington Consumer Protection Act
- 1 West Virginia Consumer Credit & Protection Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 492 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 158 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 158 plaintiffs have filed about 890 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 103 different US District Court branches.
- About 460 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 40 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 30 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles
- 27 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
- 22 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
- 17 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 16 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
- 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 14 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
- 12 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
- 11 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 20 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
- Representing 19 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
- Representing 17 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 13 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
- Representing 13 Consumers: David J. Philipps
- Representing 13 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
- Representing 12 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 12 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
- Representing 12 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 11 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
Statistics Year to Date:
7103 total lawsuits for 2009:
- 5872 FDCPA
- 905 FCRA
- 123 TCPA
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 7034 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 351 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
- Representing 234 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
- Representing 187 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
- Representing 174 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 159 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman