SCOTUS To Address Standing of Class Members
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear argument in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) class-action case out of the Ninth Circuit, Ramirez v. TransUnion LLC, 951 F.3d 1008 (9th Cir. 2020), cert. granted in part sub nom. TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, Sergio L., No. 20-297,… Read More
Accuracy Is Still Your Best Defense in California FCRA Matters
Last month, consumer reporting agency Experian Information Solutions, Inc. beat a Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq. (“FCRA”) class action on summary judgment – no small feat in the Ninth Circuit. In Reyes v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Judge Guilford from… Read More
Ninth Circuit Finds a “Concrete Injury” Adequately Alleged on Remand From Supreme Court in Spokeo
The Ninth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., No. 11-56843, 2017 WL 3480695 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2017), yesterday—on remand from the Supreme Court. This is the lawsuit in which Mr. Robins alleges that Spokeo, a “people search engine,” published inaccurate… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Concrete Harm Is Required to Sue for Statutory Damages
For the second time in four years, the U.S. Supreme Court passed up an opportunity to decide what constitutes the concrete injury needed for standing when Congress authorizes individuals to sue for statutory damages for violation of a federal statute. In Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins,… Read More