5000 FDCPA Lawsuits: A Disturbing New Milestone

According to WebRecon CEO Jack Gordon, the second half of July saw the ARM industry crack 5000 FDCPA/FCRA lawsuits for the year. This is nearly three months ahead of last year – in 2008, 5000 lawsuits wasn’t reached until the 2nd week of October. In 2007, 5000 wasn’t reached until the first week of December.

“This shows that the pace of new FDCPA/FCRA litigation is only accelerating,” said Gordon. “Look for this milestone to be hit next year before Memorial Day.”

FDCPA Lawsuit Statistics, July 16-31, 2009

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

• 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

The most active consumer litigants were:

• Filed 5 lawsuits: Daniel Turner
• Filed 3 lawsuits: Amir Goldstein
• Filed 3 lawsuits: Dan Nowak
• Filed 3 lawsuits: Jeffrey D. Bianchi
• Filed 3 lawsuits: Rhonda L. Howard

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

The most active consumer litigants of the year:

• Filed 16 Lawsuits: Robert Tucker
• Filed 11 Lawsuits: Christy Kemper
• Filed 10 Lawsuits: Gary Collins
• Filed 9 Lawsuits: Eric Beeders
• Filed 8 Lawsuits: Shundrika Daniel

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