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Article III Supreme Court of the United States Private Right of Action

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The Supreme Court Declines to Further Clarify Standing for Privacy Claims in Wakefield v. ViSalus

A number of federal privacy laws provide private rights of action, allowing individuals (or class actions) to bring claims alleging violations of certain privacy laws. Some examples of these statutes include the Video Privacy...more

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The United States Supreme Court Issues Two (2) Important Rulings Today which Provide Important Interpretations of what is Consumer...

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In a 6-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court on Monday sided with an online "people search engine" company, Spokeo.com ("Spokeo"), to provide critical insight as to when and how consumers can sue for privacy violations...more

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Thoughts on Supreme Court Oral Argument in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339 (SCOTUSBlog page). The question presented is “Whether Congress may confer Article III standing upon a plaintiff who suffers no concrete...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Mark Your Calendar

The day is almost upon us. Halloween, you say? No, oral arguments in the Spokeo case. Way more exciting. Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins is important because it goes to the heart of when a claim for non-compliance can be brought...more

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Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins: Supreme Court to Decide Class Action Standing Issue

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339 (SCOTUSblog page), to decide whether a plaintiff who does not suffer any injury has Article III standing to sue for violation of a...more

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Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins: U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether Plaintiffs Have Standing to Assert a Statutory Violation without...

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The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to decide whether a statutory violation alone, unaccompanied by any actual harm to the plaintiff, is sufficient to establish Article III standing. See Spokeo, Inc. v....more

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SCOTUS agrees to hear Spokeo FCRA case

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The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a highly watched privacy case which will have great significance in the rapidly changing area of privacy law....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Litigation Alert: SCOTUS Grants Certiorari to Review Ninth Circuit’s Spokeo Decision Granting Standing To Enforce Statutory Rights...

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In an important move that may clarify standing in a variety of consumer cases, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 27, 2015 granted review in Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., 742 F.3d 409 (9th Cir. 2014), cert. granted, 135 S. Ct. 323...more

Burr & Forman

Burr Commentary: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Use Robins v. Spokeo to Finally Address “Standing” in the Absence of Actual Injury?

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Since the Constitution was ratified, 226 years ago, potential plaintiffs have been required to first establish that they have a “case or controversy” before a court can consider the merits of any legal claim. As the U.S....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Second Time’s the Charm? Supreme Court Takes Up Landmark FCRA Case to Address Whether Congress Can Create Standing

Zombie or no-injury plaintiffs seeking to represent zombie or no-injury classes are on the rise. In these suits, plaintiff was not injured, and there’s no way to prove who, if anyone, in the class was. Thomas Robins is one of...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Review of Robins v. Spokeo, Inc.

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The Supreme Court recently accepted review of one of the most talked about privacy class action and consumer cases of the past year, Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., No. 13-1339 (U.S.). The issue before the Court is whether Congress...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide Privacy Breach Standing

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On April 27, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, Case Number 13-1339. The issue raised by the certiorari petition was whether Congress may confer Article III standing upon a plaintiff who...more

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Supreme Court Grants Cert in Spokeo Case

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The Supreme Court yesterday morning granted Spokeo, Inc.’s petition for a writ of certiorari in the closely watched case of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339. The case presents the question as to whether defendants can be...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Supreme Court Grants Cert in Spokeo v. Robins

On April 27 the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, setting the stage for the high court to resolve a critical standing question that is an issue in almost all online privacy cases:...more

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And After All That Work!: The Dreaded U.S. Supreme Court “DIG”

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Originally published in The Washington Legal Foundation’s The Legal Pulse, on January 31, 2013. In the last days of the 2011 Term, fresh off its decisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases, the...more

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