The Ninth Circuit has issued its much-anticipated decision in a class action against Facebook involving alleged biometric privacy violations, affirming certification of a class. In Patel v. Facebook, the Northern District of...more
9/17/2019
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Social Media ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
On March 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion vacating the decision of the Ninth Circuit in Frank v. Gaos. ...more
Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540, 1549 (2016) – which held that Article III standing requires a concrete injury, even when an injury has otherwise been established...more
2/9/2017
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications
In Spokeo, the Supreme Court declined to answer the certified question of whether a plaintiff suing for violation of a federal statute satisfied Article III’s standing requirement by alleging no concrete injury as a result of...more
1/26/2017
/ Article III ,
Cable Communications Protection Act (CCPA) ,
Cable Operators ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Customer Information ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
IKEA ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Song-Beverly Credit Card Act ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Time Warner
A defendant who lost a bench trial in a certified class case alleging that it violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act by forcing the plaintiff and class to use electronic funds transfer services to obtain loans sought to...more
12/7/2016
/ Article III ,
Banking Sector ,
CashCall ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Lenders ,
EFTA ,
EFTs ,
Fees ,
Loans ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
The Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in Spokeo v. Robins. By a 6-2 vote, the Court reversed the Ninth Circuit decision that a class plaintiff who suffered no actual damages had standing to sue. But it did...more
On April 27, the Supreme Court accepted certiorari review in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 13-1339, to address whether consumers can establish Article III standing without actual harm or injury, by alleging a violation of a federal...more