In its recent decision in Galaria v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., no. 15-3386 (6th Cir. Sept. 12, 2016). Co., No. 15-3386 (6th Cir. Sept. 12, 2016), a divided Sixth Circuit panel held that plaintiffs had standing to assert...more
9/16/2016
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Clapper v. Amnesty International ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
In an important victory for employers, the Supreme Court in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins held that a plaintiff does not have Article III standing to sue in federal court under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and other federal...more
6/3/2016
/ Article III ,
Background Checks ,
Class Action ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Job Applicants ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Statutory Damages
Court holds that plaintiff must allege a concrete injury to have standing to sue for a statutory violation; remands for further proceedings -
In its just-issued decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, slip op....more
Last week an Oregon jury awarded an individual plaintiff over $18 million in compensatory and punitive damages in what some sources have reported to be the first jury verdict in a case brought under the Fair Credit Reporting...more