In a surprise to many, an arguably rogue panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has now reaffirmed its earlier decision from Hunstein v. Preferred Collection, 994 F.3d 1341, holding that (1) a plaintiff...more
11/1/2021
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Data-Sharing ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Personal Information ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez ,
Unauthorized Disclosure
The U.S. Supreme Court held on June 25 in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez that plaintiffs lack Article III standing to pursue claims in federal court in the absence of a concrete injury-in-fact (i.e., actual economic damages or...more
6/28/2021
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Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Former Governor Mike Huckabee figured heavily in a major TCPA appeals case, and the ruling offers up some important lessons for companies engaged in telemarketing activities. ...more
Invoking the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Spokeo v. Robins, a federal court in New York held that a bank remained on the hook for a $6.2 million class action settlement.
What happened -
Plaintiffs were...more
8/31/2016
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Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Mortgage Satisfaction Notice ,
Mortgages ,
Settlement ,
Spokeo ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Statutory Damages
In a carefully drawn 6-2 decision authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court of the United States has today ruled in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins that a plaintiff must show an injury in fact before pursuing a claim for...more