FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, November 16-30, 2009

FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, November 16-30, 2009

There were about 480 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of November. Here is an approximate breakdown:

* 408 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
* 39 Fair Credit Reporting Act
* 1 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
* 19 Truth In Lending Act
* 2 Bankruptcy Related
* 3 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
* 2 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
* 1 Fair Credit Billing Act
* 2 Federal Trade Commission Act
* 1 Graham-Leach-Bliley Act
* 1 Higher Education Opportunity Act
* 2 Homeowners Loan Act
* 1 Home Ownership And Equity Protection Act
* 1 Internal Revenue Code
* 1 State of California Consumer Statutes
* 1 District Of Columbia Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of Michigan Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of Missouri Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
* 1 State of Ohio Consumer Statutes
* 4 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
* 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Summary:

* Of those cases, there were about 501 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
* Of those plaintiffs, about 148 had sued under consumer statutes before.
* Combined, those 148 plaintiffs have filed about 1384 lawsuits since 2001
* Actions were filed in 106 different US District Court branches.
* About 315 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

* 44 Lawsuits: California Central District Court - Western Division - Los Angeles
* 24 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court - Chicago
* 21 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court - Buffalo
* 19 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court - New Haven
* 18 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court - DMN
* 18 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court - Philadelphia
* 16 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court - Atlanta
* 13 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court - Denver
* 13 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court - Phoenix
* 11 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court - San Francisco

The most active consumer attorneys were:

* Representing 22 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
* Representing 21 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
* Representing 18 Consumers: Matthew William Kiverts
* Representing 18 Consumers: George Thomas Martin, III
* Representing 18 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
* Representing 17 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
* Representing 16 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
* Representing 13 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
* Representing 12 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
* Representing 11 Consumers: Peter Cozmyk

Statistics Year to Date:

9213 total lawsuits for 2009, including:

* 7511 FDCPA
* 1090 FCRA
* 25 TCPA

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 8908 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

* Representing 404 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
* Representing 304 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager
* Representing 216 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
* Representing 203 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
* Representing 201 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings