FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, August, 16-31

Grand Rapids, MI – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.

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FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, August, 16-31, 2010

There were about 535 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of August, 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 499 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 100 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 31 Truth in Lending Act
• 18 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 609 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 160 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1126 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 124 different US District Court branches.
• About 534 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 33 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 32 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 25 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 19 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 15 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 15 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: Missouri Eastern District Court – St. Louis – Eastern Division
• 12 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 11 Lawsuits: California Eastern District Court – Sacramento

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 50 Consumers: Jason Meyer Krumbein
• Representing 26 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 17 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 17 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 13 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 12 Consumers: Steven R. White
• Representing 12 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 9 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 9 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 8 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein

Statistics Year to Date

7700 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 7210 FDCPA
• 830 FCRA
• 373 TILA
• 93 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 7440 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 246 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 222 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 180 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 163 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 161 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman

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