FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, November 1-15, 2009

FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, November 1-15, 2009

There were about 467 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of November. Here is an approximate breakdown:

* 376 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
* 51 Fair Credit Reporting Act
* 19 Truth In Lending Act
* 1 Bankruptcy Related
* 4 Credit Repair Organizations Act
* 1 Driver's Privacy Protection Act
* 1 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
* 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
* 1 Fair Credit Billing Act
* 1 Federal Trade Commission Act
* 1 Graham-Leach-Bliley Act
* 6 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
* 1 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
* 1 State of Alabama Consumer Statutes
* 3 State of California Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of Florida Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of Nevada Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
* 3 State of Pennsylvania Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of Texas Consumer Statutes
* 15 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
* 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Summary:

* Of those cases, there were about 478 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
* Of those plaintiffs, about 137 had sued under consumer statutes before.
* Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 911 lawsuits since 2001
* Actions were filed in 105 different US District Court branches.
* About 451 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

* 31 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court - Chicago
* 22 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court - Denver
* 18 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court - San Diego
* 17 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court - Brooklyn
* 17 Lawsuits: California Central District Court - Los Angeles
* 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court - Philadelphia
* 15 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court - DMN
* 15 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court - Phoenix
* 13 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Middle District Court - Scranton
* 12 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court - Central Islip

The most active consumer attorneys were:

* Representing 19 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
* Representing 18 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
* Representing 15 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
* Representing 15 Consumers: David J. Philipps
* Representing 14 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
* Representing 13 Consumers: David M. Marco
* Representing 13 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
* Representing 13 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
* Representing 13 Consumers: Kenneth W. Pennington
* Representing 12 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough

Statistics Year to Date:

8416 total lawsuits for 2009, including:

* 7010 FDCPA
* 1044 FCRA
* 23 TCPA

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 8174 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

* Representing 386 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
* Representing 283 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
* Representing 199 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
* Representing 194 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
* Representing 188 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings