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There were about 449 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of November, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 454 FAIR DEBT COLLECTION ACT
• 40 FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
• 16 TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
• 6 TRUTH IN LENDING ACT
• 37 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
• 13 STATE OF FLORIDA
• 7 STATE OF TEXAS
• 6 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
• 5 STATE OF COLORADO
• 3 STATE OF GEORGIA

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 466 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 147 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 803 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 107 different US District Court branches.
• About 428 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 27 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 25 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 21 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 21 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 13 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 13 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 12 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 12 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 12 Consumers: James D. Pacitti
• Representing 12 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
• Representing 11 Consumers: Alan C Lee
• Representing 10 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 10 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 10 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 10 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 9 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 9 Consumers: Joseph Mauro
• Representing 8 Consumers: Frank J. Borgese

Statistics Year to Date:

12986 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 9959 FDCPA
• 1181 FCRA
• 482 TILA
• 192 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 466 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 366 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 314 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 305 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 239 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 194 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro

There were about 558 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of November, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 535 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 72 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 24 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 19 Truth in Lending Act

Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 577 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 164 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1022 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 129 different US District Court branches.
• About 497 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 34 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 29 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 22 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 22 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 18 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 17 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 13 Lawsuits: Maryland District Court – Baltimore
• 12 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Southern Division – Santa Ana
• 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami

The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 40 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 12 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 12 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
• Representing 11 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 11 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 11 Consumers: Andrew Ira Glenn
• Representing 9 Consumers: Todd M. Friedman
• Representing 9 Consumers: Eric Scott Fortas
• Representing 9 Consumers: Michael S. Agruss
• Representing 9 Consumers: Mary Elizabeth Philipps

Statistics Year to Date:
10116 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
• 9440 FDCPA
• 1136 FCRA
• 475 TILA
• 172 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 9639 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 352 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 304 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 273 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 233 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 188 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro

There were about 503 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of October, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 462 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 66 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 34 Truth in Lending Act
• 12 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 540 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 141 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 894 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 131 different US District Court branches.
• About 464 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 31 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 22 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 20 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 18 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 17 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 15 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 13 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 13 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
• 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 10 Lawsuits: Texas Western District Court – San Antonio

The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 18 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 16 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 15 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
• Representing 14 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 14 Consumers: James M Ervin
• Representing 12 Consumers: James Marvin Feagle
• Representing 10 Consumers: Benjamin R. Bingham
• Representing 10 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 9 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 8 Consumers: Michael P Mcilree

Statistics Year to Date:

9564 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
• 8953 FDCPA
• 1069 FCRA
• 457 TILA
• 148 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 9139 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 316 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 294 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 288 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 224 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 186 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough

FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, October, 1-15, 2010

There were about 497 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of October, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:
• 455 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 58 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 24 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 11 Truth in Lending Act

Summary:
• Of those cases, there were about 524 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 100 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 514 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 112 different US District Court branches.
• About 481.5 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
• 32 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 25 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 24 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 23 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 21 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 19 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 19 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 14 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
• 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 11 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Southern Division – Santa Ana

The most active consumer attorneys were:
• Representing 50 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 49 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 15 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 9 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 8 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 8 Consumers: John Cole Gayle, Jr.
• Representing 8 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 7 Consumers: Joshua R. Trigsted
• Representing 7 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
• Representing 7 Consumers: Craig J. Ehrlich

Statistics Year to Date:

9060 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
• 8481 FDCPA
• 1002 FCRA
• 420 TILA
• 136 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 8663 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
• Representing 294 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 278 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 269 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 214 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 213 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman

There were about 481 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of September, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 441 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 59 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 26 Truth in Lending Act
• 7 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 511 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 123 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 791 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 106 different US District Court branches.
• About 456 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 28 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 25 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 21 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 19 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 15 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 13 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 12 Lawsuits: Missouri Eastern District Court – St. Louis – Eastern Division

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 22 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 18 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 16 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 13 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 10 Consumers: James D. Pacitti
• Representing 10 Consumers: Mark H. Rephen
• Representing 10 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 9 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 7 Consumers: Brian P. Parker
• Representing 7 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough

Statistics Year to Date:

8581 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 8033 FDCPA
• 946 FCRA
• 409 TILA
• 112 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 8231 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 270 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 254 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 244 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 200 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 199 Consumers: David Michael Larson

There were about 421 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of September, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown: 

• 390 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 59 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 12 Truth in Lending Act
• 12 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

 Summary:

•  Of those cases, there were about 432 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 109 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 725 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 106 different US District Court branches.
• About 408.75 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

 The top courts where lawsuits were filed: 

• 31 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 24 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 23 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 22 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 18 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 15 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 13 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 11 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 11 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 10 Lawsuits: Massachusetts District Court – Boston

 The most active consumer attorneys were: 

• Representing 38 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 25 Consumers: James Marvin Feagle
• Representing 13 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 10 Consumers: John Cole Gayle, Jr.
• Representing 8 Consumers: Jennifer M. Kurtz
• Representing 8 Consumers: Joshua R. Trigsted
• Representing 8 Consumers: Andrew Ira Glenn
• Representing 8 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 7 Consumers: Phillip C. Rogers
• Representing 6 Consumers: Alex D. Weisberg

 Statistics Year to Date:

 8114 total lawsuits for 2010, including: 

• 7600 FDCPA
• 889 FCRA
• 385 TILA
• 105 TCPA

 Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 7802 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit) 

The most active consumer attorneys of the year: 

• Representing 254 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 232 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 228 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 193 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 167 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough

There were about 535 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of August, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown: 

• 499 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 100 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 31 Truth in Lending Act
• 18 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

 Summary: 

• Of those cases, there were about 609 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 160 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1126 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 124 different US District Court branches.
• About 534 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed: 

• 33 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 32 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 25 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 19 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 15 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: Missouri Eastern District Court – St. Louis – Eastern Division
• 12 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 11 Lawsuits: California Eastern District Court – Sacramento

The most active consumer attorneys were: 

• Representing 50 Consumers: Jason Meyer Krumbein
• Representing 26 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 17 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 17 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 13 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 12 Consumers: Steven R. White
• Representing 12 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 9 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 9 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 8 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein

 Statistics Year to Date: 

7700 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 7210 FDCPA
• 830 FCRA
• 373 TILA
• 93 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 7440 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 246 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 222 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 180 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 163 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 161 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman

FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, August 1-15, 2010

There were about 454 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of August. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 433 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 30 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 10 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 15 Truth In Lending Act
• 2 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
• 1 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 1 Fair Credit Billing Act
• 3 Home Affordable Modification Program
• 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
• 9 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• 3 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
• 1 State of Alabama Consumer Statutes
• 28 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 4 State of Colorado Consumer Statutes
• 5 State of Connecticut Consumer Statutes
• 18 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 3 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of North Carolina Consumer Statutes
• 7 State of Pennsylvania Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of South Carolina Consumer Statutes
• 4 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
• 7 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 469 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 153 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 153 plaintiffs have filed about 850 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 100 different US District Court branches.
• About 426 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 40 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 25 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 24 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 21 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 21 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 16 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 12 Lawsuits: Missouri Eastern District Court – St. Louis – Eastern Division
• 12 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 34 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr
• Representing 17 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 17 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
• Representing 16 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
• Representing 16 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 14 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 10 Consumers: Frank J. Borgese
• Representing 10  Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 10  Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 9  Consumers: William Franklin Horn

Statistics Year to Date:

7169 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 6711 FDCPA
• 730 FCRA
• 75  TCPA
• 342  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 6908 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 241 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 209 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 171 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 159 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 146 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough

There were about 533 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of July. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 492 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 71 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 19 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 23 Truth In Lending Act
• 2 Credit Repair Organizations Act
• 3 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
• 1 Personal Injury
• 1 State of Alabama Consumer Statutes
• 31 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Colorado Consumer Statutes
• 3 State of Connecticut Consumer Statutes
• 44 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of Kentucky Consumer Statutes
• 4 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of North Carolina Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Ohio Consumer Statutes
• 4 State of Pennsylvania Consumer Statutes
• 3 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
• 9 State of Utah Consumer Statutes
• 3 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
• 20 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• 2 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

• Of those cases, there were about 549 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 152 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 152 plaintiffs have filed about 965 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 119 different US District Court branches.
• About 480 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 40 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 34 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 33 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 30 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 22 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 20 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 14 Lawsuits: Missouri Eastern District Court – St. Louis – Eastern Division
• 14 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 12 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 30 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr
• Representing 23 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
• Representing 19 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 17 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 14 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 14 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 12 Consumers: Thomas J. Lyons Sr.
• Representing 11  Consumers: James D. Pacitti
• Representing 9  Consumers: David Richard Schwarcz
• Representing 9  Consumers: Andrew Ira Glenn

Statistics Year to Date:

6725 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 6267 FDCPA
• 703 FCRA
• 64  TCPA
• 332  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 6529 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 218 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 198 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 166 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 154 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 143 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough