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.
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- Of those cases, there were about 528 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 117 had sued under FDCPA, FCRA or TCPA before.
- Combined, those 117 plaintiffs have filed about 639 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 107 different US District Court branches.
- About 345 different collection firms were sued.
- 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
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Comment from Anonymous on August 11, 2009 at 11:42AM EST
you reap what you sow. the success of these gold diggers will be short lived.
Comment from Concerned Consumer on January 4, 2010 at 7:33AM EST
Violations of consumer rights law were intended to be costly. Otherwise, debt collectors would continue to violate the law. So, you are right.... you DO reap what you sow!