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Grand Rapids, MI (August 15, 2011) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.  

FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, July 16-31, 2011
 
There were about 539 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of July 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 464 FDCPA
• 71 FCRA
• 34 TILA
• 12 TCPA

Summary:
 

• Of those cases, there were about 564 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 186 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1042 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 115 different US District Court branches.
• About 563 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
 

• 36 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 34 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 31 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 27 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 24 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 22 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 15 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 14 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 11 Lawsuits: Michigan Western District Court – Southern Division
• 10 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven

The most active consumer attorneys were:
 

• Representing 20 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 16 Consumers: Darin Shaw
• Representing 15 Consumers: Yaakov Saks
• Representing 14 Consumers: Earl Price Underwood, Jr.
• Representing 13 Consumers: Michael S. Agruss
• Representing 13 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 12 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
• Representing 11 Consumers: Shireen Hormozdi
• Representing 11 Consumers: Adam Jon Fishbein
• Representing 11 Consumers: Amy Lynn Bennecoff

Statistics Year to Date: 7431 total lawsuits for 2011, including:
 

• 6809 FDCPA
• 764 FCRA
• 679 TILA
• 240 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 7456 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
 
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
 

• Representing 211 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 192 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 164 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 131 Consumers: Darin Shaw
• Representing 126 Consumers: Andrew I Glenn

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 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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• Bookshelf: Getting to YES
• The cm Challenge: Remember: It’s not a debate!
• Rozanne M. Andersen’s 30-Day Forecast: Sunny, Clear, No Chance of Overshadowing
• Trust: Can Anything Else Have a Bigger Impact on Workplace Performance
• 4 Ways to Sink Your Career With Facebook
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• The 10 Commandments of Professionalism
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Press Release | May 31, 2011

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

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

There were about 568 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of May 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 550 FDCPA
• 86 TILA
• 44 FCRA
• 5 TCPA

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 651 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 189 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 1154 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 127 different US District Court branches.
• About 567 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 34 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 30 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 27 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 25 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – DMN
• 20 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 15 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 15 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 46 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 42 Consumers: Glenn Walters
• Representing 21 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 20 Consumers: Allison Marie Wolfe
• Representing 15 Consumers: Mark L Vavreck
• Representing 14 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 14 Consumers: David E Wandling
• Representing 11 Consumers: Darin Shaw
• Representing 10 Consumers: Daniel S. Blinn
• Representing 9 Consumers: Gary D. Nitzkin

Statistics Year to Date:

5302 total lawsuits for 2011, including:

• 4310 FDCPA
• 510 FCRA
• 468 TILA
• 117 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 5399 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 135 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 123 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 86 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 81 Consumers: Michael S Agruss
• Representing 74 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg

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 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 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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• Finding Your Passion
• Loving the Industry; Loving the Job w/Trish Chavez of CollectionCenter, Inc.
• Rozanne M. Andersen Discusses Email Communication
• Bookshelf: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
• The cm Challenge: Listen to What Isn’t Being Said
• Tomio B. Narita Weighs in on the Practice of Pay-For-Delete
• Collecting Accounts in the Commercial World w/Donald B. Kramer, Esq. of Kramer & Frank, P.C.
• Michelle Dunn Helps a Locksmith Unlock Payment
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• Developing an Attitude of Gratitude
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Grand Rapids, MI (March 11, 2011) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.  

FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, February 16-28, 2011

There were about 394 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of February 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 378 FDCPA
• 21 FCRA
• 17 TCPA
• 12 TILA

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 410 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 125 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 754 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 107 different US District Court branches.
• About 386 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 26 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 21 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 16 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 14 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
• 13 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 11 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 11 Lawsuits: Missouri Eastern District Court – St. Louis – Eastern Division
• 10 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 9 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 9 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 15 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 12 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 8 Consumers: Craig J. Ehrlich
• Representing 7 Consumers: Daniel S. Blinn
• Representing 7 Consumers: Darin Shaw
• Representing 7 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 6 Consumers: Novlette Rosemarie Kidd
• Representing 6 Consumers: Steven R. White
• Representing 6 Consumers: Robert T. Healey, Jr.
• Representing 6 Consumers: Allison Marie Wolfe

Statistics Year to Date:

1750 total lawsuits for 2011, including:

• 1676 FDCPA
• 181 FCRA
• 88 TILA
• 97 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 1797 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 47 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 47 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 32 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 29 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 28 Consumers: John Thomas Steinkam

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 contact:
Jack Gordon, CEO
WebRecon LLC, The FDCPA Litigant Alert
Web: www.WebRecon.com
Email: admin@webrecon.net
Phone: (616) 682-5327

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Grand Rapids, MI (March 1, 2011) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC. 

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

There were about 466 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of February 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 456 FDCPA
• 57 FCRA
• 24 TCPA
• 17 TILA 

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 500 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 137 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 917 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 103 different US District Court branches.
• About 444 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 32 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 23 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 22 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 19 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 18 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
• 16 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 16 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Orlando
• 15 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 13 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 15 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 15 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman
• Representing 13 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 12 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 11 Consumers: J Phillip Bott
• Representing 11 Consumers: Daniel S. Blinn
• Representing 10 Consumers: Andrew I. Glenn
• Representing 9 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 9 Consumers: John Thomas Steinkamp
• Representing 9 Consumers: James D. Pacitti

Statistics Year to Date:

1348 total lawsuits for 2011, including:

• 1299 FDCPA
• 161 FCRA
• 76 TILA
• 80 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 1402 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 43 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 32 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 27 Consumers: John Thomas Steinkamp
• Representing 26 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 23 Consumers: Daniel A. Edelman

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 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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Grand Rapids, MI (Feb 16, 2011) – 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 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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• Bookshelf: Getting Paid Using Social Media
• The cm Challenge: Become More Valuable
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• Avoiding Critical Errors w/Jaci Minges of Security National Automotive
• 7 Signs You May Need to Hire a Professional Collector w/Michelle Dunn
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Grand Rapids, MI (Jan 26, 2011) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.  

There were about 441 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the first half of January 2011. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 431 FDCPA
• 57 FCRA
• 38 TILA
•  27 TCPA  

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 482 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 153 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 880 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 101 different US District Court branches.
• About 426 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: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 20 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 16 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 15 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 11 Lawsuits: Michigan Eastern District Court – Detroit
• 10 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
• 10 Lawsuits: California Northern District Court – San Francisco
• 10 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 21 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 14 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 12 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 11 Consumers: Arkady Eric Rayz
• Representing 10 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 10 Consumers: John Thomas Steinkamp
• Representing 9 Consumers: Darin Shaw
• Representing 9 Consumers: Amy Lynn Bennecoff
• Representing 9 Consumers: Todd M Friedman
• Representing 8 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg

Statistics Year to Date:

441 total lawsuits for 2011, including:

• 431 FDCPA
• 57 FCRA
• 38 TILA
• 27 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 482 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 21 Consumers: Craig Thor Kimmel
• Representing 14 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 12 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 11 Consumers: Arkady Eric Rayz
• Representing 10 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr. 

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 contact:
Jack Gordon, CEO
WebRecon LLC, The FDCPA Litigant Alert
Web: www.WebRecon.com
Email: admin@webrecon.net
Phone: (616) 682-5327

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Grand Rapids, MI (Jan 11, 2011) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.  

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

There were about 420 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of December 2010. Here is an approximate breakdown:

• 393 FDCPA
• 61 FCRA
• 27 TILA
• 19 TCPA

Summary:

• Of those cases, there were about 454 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 149 had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 753 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 102 different US District Court branches.
• About 392 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 29 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 22 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
• 20 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 19 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 17 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 17 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 13 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 12 Lawsuits: New York Western District Court – Buffalo
• 12 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
• 11 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego

 The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 22 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 16 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 15 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 15 Consumers: Mary Elizabeth Philipps
• Representing 10 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 10 Consumers: Daniel S. Blinn
• Representing 9 Consumers: Darin Shaw
• Representing 8 Consumers: Geoffrey H. Baskerville
• Representing 7 Consumers: Kenneth R. Hiller
• Representing 7 Consumers: Todd M. Friedman

Statistics Year to Date:

13901 total lawsuits for 2010, including:

• 10914 FDCPA
• 1299 FCRA
• 529 TILA
• 234 TCPA

Annual comparisons:
2009: 9135 FDCPA, 1174 FCRA, 28 TCPA Cases
2008: 6025 FDCPA, 1164 FCRA, 16 TCPA Cases
2007: 4372 FDCPA, 1347 FCRA, 22 TCPA Cases
2006: 3710 FDCPA, 955 FCRA, 14 TCPA Cases

Number of Unique Plaintiffs: 454 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 412 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr.
• Representing 353 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
• Representing 318 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
• Representing 293 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
• Representing 270 Consumers: David Michael Larson
• Representing 213 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
• Representing 198 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
• Representing 187 Consumers: David J. Philipps
• Representing 176 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee
• Representing 175 Consumers: Nicholas J. Bontrager

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 contact:

Jack Gordon, CEO
WebRecon LLC, The FDCPA Litigant Alert
Web: www.WebRecon.com
Email: admin@webrecon.net
Phone: (616) 682-5327