FDCPA Lawsuit Statistics, August 1-15, 2009

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FDCPA Lawsuit Statistics, August 1-15, 2009

There were about 354 FDCPA cases and 49 FCRA lawsuits in the first half of August.

  • Of those cases, there were about 403 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
  • Of those plaintiffs, about 81 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.
  • Combined, those 81 plaintiffs have filed about 198 lawsuits since 2001
  • Actions were filed in 93 different US District Court branches.
  • About 278 different collection firms were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

  • 27 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
  • 18 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
  • 15 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
  • 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Western District Court – Pittsburgh
  • 14 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles
  • 13 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court – Phoenix
  • 13 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
  • 12 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
  • 12 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
  • 12 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn

The most active consumer attorneys were:

  • Representing 30 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
  • Representing 21 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
  • Representing 15 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
  • Representing 14 Consumers: David Michael Larson
  • Representing 13 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
  • Representing 13 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
  • Representing 12 Consumers: Garrett I. Elias
  • Representing 11 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
  • Representing 11 Consumers: David J. Philipps
  • Representing 9 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman

Statistics Year to Date: 5652 total lawsuits for 2009:

  • 4755 FDCPA
  • 796 FCRA
  • 5 TCPA

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 5650 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

  • Representing 307 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
  • Representing 205 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
  • Representing 168 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
  • Representing 157 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
  • Representing 154 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill