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A new Milestone…

The second half of July saw us crack 5000 FDCPA/FCRA lawsuits for the year. This is nearly three months ahead of last year – in 2008, we didn’t reach 5000 lawsuits until the 2nd week of October.

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FDCPA Lawsuit Statistics, July 16-31, 2009

There were about 423 FDCPA cases and 79 FCRA lawsuits in the second half of July.

• Of those cases, there were about 528 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 117 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.
• Combined, those 117 plaintiffs have filed about 639 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 107 different US District Court branches.
• About 345 different collection firms were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 34 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 30 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 23 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 21 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 20 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 18 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 12 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 11 Lawsuits: California Eastern District Court – Sacramento
• 11 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 10 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court – Phoenix
• 10 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 10 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 10 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 10 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – White Plains

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 29 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 18 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 17 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
• Representing 16 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 14 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, Iii
• Representing 13 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
• Representing 10 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
• Representing 9 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
• Representing 9 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 9 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 9 Consumers: Jody B. Burton
• Representing 9 Consumers: Susan A Landgraf

Statistics Year to Date:

5039 total lawsuits for 2009:

• 4320 FDCPA
• 714 FCRA
• 5 TCPA

Numbers of unique Plaintiffs: 5203 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 280 Consumers: Ryan Lee
• Representing 182 Consumers: Nicholas J Bontrager
• Representing 167 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
• Representing 165 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
• Representing 159 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
• Representing 134 Consumers: Adam Jacob Krohn
• Representing 133 Consumers: Amanda R. Jordan
• Representing 129 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 127 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 113 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, Iii
• Representing 107 Consumers: David M Marco
• Representing 104 Consumers: David Michael Larson

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FDCPA Lawsuit Statistics, July 1-15, 2009

• There were about 227 FDCPA cases and 70 FCRA lawsuits in the first half of July (numbers are down a bit due to the Independence Day holiday).
• Of those cases, there were about 399 different plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 85 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.
• Combined, those 85 plaintiffs have filed about 542 lawsuits since 2001
  Actions were filed in 79 different US District Courts
• About 277 different collection firms were sued.

The top states where lawsuits were filed:
64 lawsuits: California
34 lawsuits: Florida
27 lawsuits: Michigan
27 lawsuits: New York
22 lawsuits: Georgia
19 lawsuits: Ohio
18 lawsuits: Texas
16 lawsuits: Colorado

The most active consumer attorneys were:
Representing 46 consumers: Bruce K. Warren
Representing 46 consumers: Brent F. Vullings
Representing 41 consumers: Alexander Holmes Burke
Representing 33 consumers: Carlo Sabatini
Representing 31 consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
Representing 27 consumers: David M Marco

The most active consumer litigants were:
Filed 3 lawsuits: Camille Weiss
Filed 3 lawsuits: Marianne E. Lattal
Filed 3 lawsuits: Prestine Menighan

Statistics Year to Date:

4631 total lawsuits for 2009:
3901 FDCPA
635 FCRA
5 TCPA

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
Representing 266 plaintiffs: Ryan Lee
Representing 165 plaintiffs: Nicholas J Bontrager
Representing 159 plaintiffs: Kenneth R. Hiller

The most active consumer litigants of the year:
Filed 16 lawsuits: Robert Tucker
Filed 11 lawsuits: Christy Kemper
Filed 10 lawsuits: Gary Collins

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

FDCPA Lawsuit Statistics, June 16-30, 2009

? There were about 449 FDCPA cases and 68 FCRA lawsuits in the second half of June.
? Of those cases, there were about 491 different plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
? Of those plaintiffs, about 77 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.
? Combined, those 77 plaintiffs have filed about 532 lawsuits since 2001
? About 317 different collection firms were sued.

The top states where lawsuits were filed:
94 lawsuits: California
59 lawsuits: New York
47 lawsuits: Florida
39 lawsuits: Pennsylvania
35 lawsuits: Illinois
35 lawsuits: Texas
26 lawsuits: Georgia
21 lawsuits: Colorado
20 lawsuits: New Jersey
19 lawsuits: Alabama

The most active consumer attorneys were:
Representing 24 plaintiffs: Todd Michael Friedman
Representing 17 plaintiffs: Brent F. Vullings
Representing 15 plaintiffs: David Michael Larson
Representing 15 plaintiffs: Dennis R. Kurz
Representing 13 plaintiffs: Adam Jacob Krohn
Representing 13 plaintiffs: Abraham Kleinman
Representing 10 plaintiffs: Mark D. Mailman

Statistics Year to Date:

4223 total lawsuits for 2009:
? 3654 FDCPA
? 564 FCRA
? 5 TCPA

Statistics from June 1-15, 2009…

? There were 399 FDCPA cases and 40 FCRA lawsuits in the first half of June.
? Of those cases, there were about 465 different plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
? Of those plaintiffs, about 75 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.
? Combined, those 75 plaintiffs have filed about 500 lawsuits since 2001
? Of the 399 FDCPA cases, about 308 different collection firms were sued.

The top states where lawsuits were filed:
73 lawsuits: CALIFORNIA
61 lawsuits: NEW YORK
41 lawsuits: FLORIDA
31 lawsuits: MINNESOTA
24 lawsuits: PENNSYLVANIA
23 lawsuits: ILLINOIS
22 lawsuits: ALABAMA

The most active consumer attorneys were:
31 lawsuits: SERGEI LEMBERG (NY, CT, MA, FL)
26 lawsuits: MARK L VAVRECK (MN)
16 lawsuits: NICHOLAS J. BONTRAGER (CA)
14 lawsuits: DAVID J. PHILIPPS (IL)
12 lawsuits: RYAN S LEE (CA)
11 lawsuits: MARY ELIZABETH PHILIPPS (IL)
10 lawsuits: DONALD A. YARBROUGH (FL)
10 lawsuits: ADAM JON FISHBEIN (NY)

Statistics Year to Date:

3834 total lawsuits for 2009:
? 3325 FDCPA
? 506 FCRA
? 3 TCPA

The top states where lawsuits have been filed:
691 lawsuits: CALIFORNIA
535 lawsuits: NEW YORK
392 lawsuits: FLORIDA
339 lawsuits: ILLINOIS
318 lawsuits: PENNSYLVANIA

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

Statistics from May 16-31, 2009…

* There were 299 FDCPA cases and 35 FCRA lawsuits in the second half of May.

* Of those cases, there were about 364 different plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).

* Of those plaintiffs, about 60 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.

* Combined, those 60 plaintiffs have filed about 102 lawsuits since 2001

* Of the 299 FDCPA cases, about 263 different collection firms were sued.

* The top states where lawsuits were filed: California (57 lawsuits), Illinois (41 lawsuits), Pennsylvania (35 lawsuits), New York (31 lawsuits), Florida (23 lawsuits), Michigan (20 lawsuits)

* The most active litigants were Elizabeth Fenley in Los Angeles (sued 4 collection agencies) and Christy Kemper in Missouri (sued 3 collection agencies)

* The most active consumer attorneys were Todd Michael Friedman (sued 21 collection agencies), Mary Elizabeth Philipps (sued 15 collection agencies), David J. Philipps (sued 15 collection agencies), Daniel A. Edelman (sued 14 collection agencies), Nicholas J Bontrager (sued 13 collection agencies), Mark D. Mailman (sued 13 collection agencies), Larry Paul Smith (sued 12 collection agencies), Ryan Scott Lee (sued 10 collection agencies)

Statistics Year to Date:

* 3343 total lawsuits for 2009: 2876 FDCPA, 464 FCRA, 3 TCPA

* The most active litigants have been Robert Tucker in Florida (sued 13 collection agencies), Christy Kemper in Missouri (sued 11 collection agencies), and Eric Beeders in Florida (sued 9 collection agencies)

* The top states where lawsuits have been filed: California (562 lawsuits), New York (399 lawsuits), Florida (292 lawsuits), Illinois (290 lawsuits), Pennsylvania (261 lawsuits)

I have begun compiling some statistics for my members on the service we provide, and thought the community as a whole might be interested.

Statistics from May 1-15, 2009…

* There were 355 FDCPA cases and 68 FCRA lawsuits in the first half of May.
* Of those cases, there were about 395 different plaintiffs.
* Of those plaintiffs, about 75 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.
* Combined, those 75 plaintiffs have filed about 280 lawsuits since 2001
* Of the 355 FDCPA cases, about 250 different collection firms were sued.

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