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

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FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights 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

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