FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, August 1-15, 2011

There were about 492 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of August 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 441 FDCPA

• 69 FCRA

• 26 TILA

• 13 TCPA

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 529 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).

• Of those plaintiffs, about 169 had sued under consumer statutes before.

• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 966 lawsuits since 2001

• Actions were filed in 106 different US District Court branches.

• About 492 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

•  33 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court - Denver

• 25 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court - Brooklyn

• 24 Lawsuits: California Central District Court - Western Division - Los Angeles

• 24 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court - Philadelphia

• 21 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court - Newark

• 19 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court - Chicago

• 16 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court - Dmn

• 14 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court - Tampa

• 12 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court - Phoenix

• 12 Lawsuits: Michigan Western District Court - Southern Division

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 16 Consumers: Shireen Hormozdi

• Representing 13 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein

• Representing 11 Consumers: Jill Gookin

• Representing 11 Consumers: David Michael Larson

• Representing 11 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg

• Representing 10 Consumers: Michael S Agruss

• Representing 10 Consumers: Amy Lynn Bennecoff

• Representing 10 Consumers: Yaakov Saks

• Representing 8 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr

• Representing 7 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee

Statistics Year to Date:

7923 total lawsuits for 2011, including:

• 7249 FDCPA

• 833 FCRA

• 705 TILA

• 253 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 7896 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year

• Representing 222 Consumers: David Michael Larson

• Representing 188 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel

• Representing 172 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.

• Representing 137 Consumers: Darin Shaw

• Representing 135 Consumers: Michael S Agruss