FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, January 16-31

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

FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, January 16-31, 2011

There were about 440 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of January 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 411 FDCPA
• 47 FCRA
• 29 TCPA
• 21 TILA

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 449 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 178 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 922 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 102 different US District Court branches.
• About 440 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 33 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 22 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 15 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 14 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 13 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
• 13 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 13 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
• 12 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 11 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 11 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 12 Consumers: Robert T. Healey, Jr.
• Representing 10 Consumers: Phillip C. Rogers
• Representing 9 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 9 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 8 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
• Representing 8 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 8 Consumers: John Thomas Steinkamp
• Representing 7 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
• Representing 7 Consumers: Adam Theodore Hill
• Representing 7 Consumers: Joshua R. Trigsted

Statistics Year to Date

883 total lawsuits for 2011, including:

• 843 FDCPA
• 103 FCRA
• 59 TILA
• 56 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 919 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 30 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 18 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 18 Consumers: John Thomas Steinkamp
• Representing 17 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 17 Consumers: David Michael Larson

About WebRecon LLC
Creditors and collection firms use WebRecon’s services to easily segregate predictably litigious consumers from their databases. A significant percentage of consumer litigation is initiated by the same consumers over and over again, and screening them out of the general population can reduce lawsuits by as much as a third.

For more information, please visit www.WebRecon.com