FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, June 16-30

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FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, June 16-30, 2010

There were about 490 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of June. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 416 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• 44 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 8 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 16 Truth In Lending Act
• 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
• 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
• 4 State of California Consumer Statutes 
• 1 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes 
• 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes 
• 2 State of North Carolina Consumer Statutes 
• 1 State of Ohio Consumer Statutes 
• 8 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act 
• 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 515 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 147 had sued under consumer statutes before. 
• Combined, those 147 plaintiffs have filed about 930 lawsuits since 2001 
• Actions were filed in 108 different US District Court branches. 
• About 471 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 35 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 29 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago 
• 28 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles 
• 16 Lawsuits: Texas Southern District Court – Houston 
• 14 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego 
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip 
• 14 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale 
• 14 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven 
• 13 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia 
• 13 Lawsuits: Nevada District Court – Las Vegas

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 23 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 18 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman 
• Representing 15 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg 
• Representing 14 Consumers: Dianne E. Zarlengo 
• Representing 14 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr 
• Representing 13 Consumers: Diana P. Larson 
• Representing 11 Consumers: Abraham Kleinman 
• Representing 11 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough 
• Representing 10 Consumers: Dennis R. Kurz 
• Representing 9 Consumers: David J. Philipps

Statistics Year to Date

5789 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 4933 FDCPA
• 509 FCRA 
• 29 TCPA 
• 205 TILA (Truth in Lending Act)

Number of unique Plaintiffs: 5676 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 187 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 167 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings 
• Representing 137 Consumers: David Michael Larson 
• Representing 133 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman 
• Representing 132 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee

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