On May 3, Judge Grimm of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a class certification decision in a consumer data breach multidistrict litigation case against an international hotel and resort management...more
On January 24, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California took the unusual step of declining to sign off — for the fourth time — on a proposed settlement, resulting from a putative class-action lawsuit...more
This article addresses the practical issues that arise when a class action defendant, in fact, wins a challenge to the named plaintiff’s Article III standing in federal court. How does such a ruling affect absent class...more
On July 27, 2020, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania confirmed that a plaintiff lacks Article III standing to state a claim for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) premised solely on the failure to receive a...more
8/26/2020
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Background Screening Services ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Discovery ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Job Applicants ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
Colloquially known as the ‘‘Rocket Docket,’’ the Eastern District of Virginia (‘‘EDVA’’) has been the speediest federal court for civil trials since 2008, according to the annual data compiled by the Administrative Office of...more
8/24/2020
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Article III ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Credit Reports ,
Defense Strategies ,
Dismissals ,
EFTA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Remand ,
Standing ,
Statutory Damages ,
Statutory Violations ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)