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McGlinchey Stafford

Eleventh Circuit Holds a Showing of Actual Damages Is Not Required to Recover Statutory Damages Under the FCRA

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In Santos v. Healthcare Recovery Group, LLC, Plaintiffs Omar Santos and Amanda Clements sued Experian for allegedly willfully violating the FCRA by failing to follow reasonable procedures to ensure the accurate preparation of...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Standing Requirements for Damages Classes

In a decision that will have repercussions for consumer false advertising lawsuits, a Ninth Circuit panel recently ruled in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) case that all class members must have standing at the trial...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules Only Named Plaintiff Must Have Article III Standing For Class Certification

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In Ramirez v. Trans Union, the Ninth Circuit addressed whether, at the class certification stage of a putative class case, only the named plaintiff or all class members must have Article III standing (i.e., a concrete injury...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - March 2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new cybersecurity legislation in California and Massachusetts, the British government's updates to its cybersecurity laws in anticipation of Brexit and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FCRA Class Action Survives Early Procedural Challenge

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This week we got another big FCRA decision in Sanders v. Global Radar Acquisition. In Sanders, the plaintiffs filed a putative class action claiming that the Defendants failed “to obtain certification prior to furnishing a...more

Carlton Fields

California District Court Certifies “Not Inherently Unascertainable” Consumer Class

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In addition to the explicit Rule 23(a) requirements of numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy of representation, an implied prerequisite to certification is that the class must be sufficiently definite: that is,...more

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