Blog/ Litigation Stats

FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, June 16-30, 2010

There were about 490 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of June. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 416 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 44 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 8 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 16 Truth In Lending Act
• 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
• 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 4 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of North Carolina Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Ohio Consumer Statutes
• 8 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 515 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 147 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 147 plaintiffs have filed about 930 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 108 different US District Court branches.
• About 471 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 35 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 29 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 28 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles
• 16 Lawsuits: Texas Southern District Court – Houston
• 14 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 14 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 14 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 13 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 13 Lawsuits: Nevada District Court – Las Vegas

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 23 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 18 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 15 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 14 Consumers: Dianne E. Zarlengo
• Representing 14 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr
• Representing 13 Consumers: Diana P. Larson
• Representing 11 Consumers: Abraham Kleinman
• Representing 11  Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 10  Consumers: Dennis R. Kurz
• Representing 9  Consumers: David J. Philipps

Statistics Year to Date:

5789 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 4933 FDCPA
• 509 FCRA
• 29  TCPA
• 205  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 5676 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 187 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 167 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 137 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 133 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 132 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee

There were about 503 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of June. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 419 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 47 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 5 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 17 Truth In Lending Act
• 2 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• 3 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
• 2 Homeowners Loan Act
• 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
• 5 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Michigan Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of North Carolina Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
• 6 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• 1 Right to Financial Privacy Act
• 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 577 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 182 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 182 plaintiffs have filed about 1042 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 106 different US District Court branches.
• About 541 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 35 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 25 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 24 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 20 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 19 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 16 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 16 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 16 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: Maryland District Court – Baltimore

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 25 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 21 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 15 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 14 Consumers: Mark H. Rephen
• Representing 12 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 12 Consumers: Forrest E. Mays
• Representing 11 Consumers: Daniel S. Blinn
• Representing 10  Consumers: David M. Marco
• Representing 10  Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 10  Consumers: Jody B. Burton

Statistics Year to Date:

5306 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 4518 FDCPA
• 466 FCRA
• 21  TCPA
• 189  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 5234 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 172 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 159 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 132 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 125 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 115 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman

There were about 482 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of May. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• • 406 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
  • 42 Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • 4 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
  • 19 Truth In Lending Act
  • 1 Bankruptcy Related
  • 4 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
  • 2 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
  • 1 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act

• 4 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 6 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 7 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• 2 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 500 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 181 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 181 plaintiffs have filed about 1015 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 103 different US District Court branches.
• About 452 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 31 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 27 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 27 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 22 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 17 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 16 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 15 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 14 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
• 14 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 13 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court – Harrisburg

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 19 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 16 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 15 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
• Representing 13 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 12 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 11 Consumers: Bernard Thomas Kennedy
• Representing 11 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 11  Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 10  Consumers: John Cole Gayle, Jr.
• Representing 10  Consumers: James Marvin Feagle

Statistics Year to Date:

4808 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 4099 FDCPA
• 419 FCRA
• 16  TCPA
• 172  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 4733 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 147 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 144 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 120 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 120 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 110 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman

FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, April 16-30, 2010

There were about 556 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of April. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 483 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 41 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 1 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 13 Truth In Lending Act
• 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
• 11 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
• 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
• 7 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Hawaii Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
• 5 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 566 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 169 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 169 plaintiffs have filed about 1000 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 110 different US District Court branches.
• About 489 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 43 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 33 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 32 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 28 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 23 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 21 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 19 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
• 18 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 15 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 29 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
• Representing 25 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 20 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 18 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 18 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 17 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
• Representing 16 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 14  Consumers: James D. Pacitti
• Representing 14  Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 10  Consumers: Thomas J. Lyons Jr.

Statistics Year to Date:

3825 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 3262 FDCPA
• 340 FCRA
• 9  TCPA
• 139  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 3842 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 115 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 112 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 103 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 97 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 96 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Grand Rapids, MI (April 7, 2010) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.

FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, Mar 16-31, 2010

There were about 545 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of March. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 476 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 42 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 17 Truth In Lending Act
• 2 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• 2 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 1 Higher Education Opportunity Act
• 1 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
• 2 Internal Revenue Code
• 1 Personal Injury
• 2 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Ohio Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Vermont Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
• 3 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 588 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 172 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 172 plaintiffs have filed about 1045 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 111 different US District Court branches.
• About 525 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 36 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 30 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 28 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 25 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 25 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 24 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 20 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 15 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 12 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 23 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 21 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 20 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 17 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 17 Consumers: James D. Pacitti
• Representing 17 Consumers: James Marvin Feagle
• Representing 16 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 15  Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
• Representing 15  Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
• Representing 13  Consumers: Jon N. Robbins

Statistics Year to Date:

2816 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 2403 FDCPA
• 255 FCRA
• 8  TCPA
• 101  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 2869 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 92 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 90 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
• Representing 90 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 83 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 80 Consumers: David Michael Larson

About WebRecon LLC: Creditors and collection firms use WebRecon’s services to easily segregate predictably litigious consumers from their databases. A significant percentage of consumer litigation is initiated by the same consumers over and over again, and screening them out of the general population can reduce lawsuits by as much as a third.

The FDCPA Litigant Alert |  Batch up to one million accounts per hour through our massive litigant database

The ‘Litigant Exchange’ |  Provide your state & local lawsuit data in exchange for access to others’ lawsuit data

The ‘Reputation Tracker’ |  The industry’s only Consumer Web Site search engine

The ‘Litigant Hotsheet’ |  A quick snapshot of the most active litigious consumers sent twice monthly

For more information, please contact:
Jack Gordon, CEO
WebRecon LLC, The FDCPA Litigant Alert
Web: www.WebRecon.com
Email: admin@webrecon.net
Phone: (616) 682-5327

###

FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, March 1-15, 2010

There were about 538 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of March. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 462 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 50 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 1 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 15 Truth In Lending Act
• 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
• 3 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 1 Fair Housing Act
• 1 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• 2 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
• 1 State of Arkansas Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
• 4 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 563 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 128 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 128 plaintiffs have filed about 970 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 112 different US District Court branches.
• About 545 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 39 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 31 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 29 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 26 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 20 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 19 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 16 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court – Scranton
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 13 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 37 Consumers: Jody B. Burton
• Representing 22 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 19 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 15 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
• Representing 14 Consumers: Mark L. Vavreck
• Representing 14 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 13 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
• Representing 13  Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 12  Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 12  Consumers: Peter Cozmyk

Statistics Year to Date:

2275 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 1928 FDCPA
• 213 FCRA
• 8  TCPA
  84  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 2317 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 88 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
• Representing 79 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 68 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 60 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 60 Consumers: David Michael Larson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Grand Rapids, MI (March 9, 2010) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.

FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, February 16-28, 2010

There were about 463 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of February. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 384 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (vs. 238 same period 2009, 221 same period 2008)
• 49 Fair Credit Reporting Act (vs. 31 same period 2009, 39 same period 2008)
• 0 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (vs. 2 same period 2009, 0 same period 2008)
• 16 Truth In Lending Act
• 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
• 2 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
• 3 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 1 Fair Housing Act
• 1 Higher Education Opportunity Act
• 1 Homeowners Loan Act
• 4 State of California Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Maryland Consumer Statutes
• 1 State of Oregon Consumer Statutes
• 4 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
• 2 State of West Virginia Consumer Statutes
• 9 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 502 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 258 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those 258 plaintiffs have filed about 947 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 105 different US District Court branches.
• About 471 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 36 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 34 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 21 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 16 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 16 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 15 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 12 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
• 12 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
• 10 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 16 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
• Representing 14 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
• Representing 14 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
• Representing 14 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 13 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 13 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 12 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 11  Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 10  Consumers: Diana P. Larson
• Representing 9  Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro

Statistics Year to Date:

1742 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 1470 FDCPA (vs. 1120 same period 2009, 824 same period 2008)
• 164 FCRA (vs. 186 same period 2009, 189 same period 2008)
• 7  TCPA (vs. 3 same period 2009, 5 same period 2008)
• 69  TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 1792 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 75 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
• Representing 66 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 49 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 48 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
• Representing 46 Consumers: David Michael Larson

About WebRecon LLC: Creditors and collection firms use WebRecon’s services to easily segregate predictably litigious consumers from their databases. A significant percentage of consumer litigation is initiated by the same consumers over and over again, and screening them out of the general population can reduce lawsuits by as much as a third.

The FDCPA Litigant Alert |  Batch up to one million accounts per hour through our massive litigant database

The ‘Litigant Exchange’ |  Provide your state & local lawsuit data in exchange for access to others’ lawsuit data

The ‘Reputation Tracker’ |  The industry’s only Consumer Web Site search engine

The ‘Litigant Hotsheet’ |  A quick snapshot of the most active litigious consumers sent twice monthly

For more information, please contact:
Jack Gordon, CEO
WebRecon LLC, The FDCPA Litigant Alert
Web: www.WebRecon.com
Email: admin@webrecon.net
Phone: (616) 682-5327

###

(Feb 23, 2010) The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.