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“No Concrete Harm, No Standing” – Supreme Court Finds Class Members Who Were Not Personally Harmed by Statutory Violations Lack...

On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in TransUnion v. Ramirez. The Court ruled that class members whose inaccurate credit reports were not shared with third parties lacked standing to sue TransUnion...more

Landmark Ruling in TransUnion v. Ramirez: For Damages Suits, “Risk of Future Harm” is No Longer Concrete Harm to Support Article...

Over a strong dissent from Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez on June 25, 2021 dramatically reorganized and narrowed the Article III landscape for constitutionally cognizable damage suits in...more

A Scalpel, Not a Chainsaw: Supreme Court Drastically Limits the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s Reach

In December, we reported on the oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court in Facebook v. Duguid, which presented the question of what was required for equipment to qualify as an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) under...more

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Highly Anticipated Case Addressing The Reach Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Facebook v. Duguid—a significant case potentially limiting the reach of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Facebook will resolve a circuit split over what...more

Supreme Court Dodges Cy Pres Issue in Class Action Settlements; Remands for Standing Inquiry Under Spokeo

The federal rules of civil procedure require that class action settlements be “fair, reasonable, and adequate.” In Frank v. Gaos, No. 17-961, the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to decide whether a district court properly...more

For Whom the Class Action Tolls: American Pipe to be Revisited

The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in a significant case that will test the limits of class action tolling. Since 1974, federal courts have held that the filing of a class action tolls the statute...more

Is That What Friends (and Family) Are For? Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split in Insider Trading Case But Questions Remain

A recent Supreme Court decision provides new guidance in the area of insider trading liability without personal benefit, and resolves an existing split between the Ninth Circuit and Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In Salman...more

Recent Supreme Court Action Creates Uncertainty in Financial Industry

On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the case of Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC. The High Court’s decision will allow a consumer class action against...more

High Court Spokeo Ruling on Standing Avoids Nixing No Injury Class Actions

On May 16, 2016, the United States Supreme Court released its long-awaited opinion in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. In a 6–2 decision, the Court remanded the case to the Ninth Circuit for further analysis of the plaintiff's...more

Supreme Court Establishes New Standards: Removal Pleadings Now Less Burdensome For State Court Suits

Last week, the United States Supreme Court held that a notice of removal from state court to federal court requires only pleading good faith allegations that the amount in controversy exceeds a jurisdictional threshold. The...more

Class Action Plaintiffs Can't Avoid Federal Court By Stipulating To Damage Limits

A unanimous Supreme Court has made clear that the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) cannot be undermined by a plaintiff's attempt to seek damages of less than the jurisdictional amount. The Court resolved a Circuit split and...more

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