Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, holding that the vast majority of class members did not suffer a “concrete harm”...more
6/30/2021
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TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, No. 20-297 (U.S. June 25, 2021). The Supreme Court held that the vast majority of...more
6/28/2021
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TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Seyfarth Synopsis: In deciding to deny certiorari to review Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 17-806 (U.S. 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to reconsider the standing principles it announced in its landmark 2016 Spokeo...more
1/24/2018
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Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit found that the plaintiff suing Spokeo, Inc. under the Fair Credit Reporting Act alleged sufficient injury to establish standing to proceed in...more
On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed a victory to the State of Texas in Texas v. EEOC , No. 14-10949 (5th Cir. June 27, 2016), by remanding back to the district court the case it dismissed...more
6/29/2016
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Title VII
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339. As our loyal blog readers know, this is a case that corporate counsel need to follow closely in light of the stakes for the...more
11/3/2015
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Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
In the second periodic installment of the Employment Law Lookout Blog Team’s analysis of employment law (and related) case being heard by the United States Supreme Court this term, read on for our take on Spokeo Inv. v....more
10/30/2015
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Split of Authority ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari on April 27, 2015 in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, the Petitioner has weighed in with their brief.
As you may recall, the question before the Court has the...more
8/12/2015
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FDCPA ,
Internet ,
Online Reputation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
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Spokeo v Robins ,
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Statutory Rights ,
TCPA