In the consolidated cases Espejo v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 11 C 8987, 2016 WL 6037625 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 14, 2016) and Levins v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 12 C 9431, 2016 WL 6037 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 14, 2016), the...more
10/20/2016
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Ascertainable Class ,
ATDS ,
Cell Phones ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
FRCP 23 ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Nuisance ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
TCPA
In a much-anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, 2016 WL 2842447 (May 16, 2016), that a consumer cannot bring a lawsuit in federal court based only on a...more
5/18/2016
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Class Action ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Statutory Damages ,
TCPA