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Litigation Byte (August Edition)

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The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more

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FCRA Action Dismissed for Lack of Standing and Failure to State a Claim

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In July 2024, the United States Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a pro se litigant’s claims against Experian Information Services LLC (Experian), TransUnion LLC (TransUnion), and Equifax Information...more

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Client Alert: Navigating GDPR Transparency: Insights from the Upper Tribunal in the Appeal Against Experian

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In a recent decision, the Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal by the UK Information Commissioner, finding that Experian’s data processing practices had in fact been lawful. The appeal focussed on whether Experian had...more

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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

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Eleventh Circuit rules consumers can recover statutory damages for willful FCRA violations without proving actual damages

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Joining every other circuit to address the same issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently ruled that a consumer does not have to prove actual damages to recover statutory damages for willful...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #376 – Credit Reporting Agencies Extend Program to Check Credit Report Weekly for Free

Credit reporting agencies TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax have extended their programs to provide consumers with the ability to access their credit reports for free on a weekly, rather than yearly, basis....more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Third Circuit Holds That Furnisher Who Receives Notice of an Indirect Dispute Has Absolute Duty to Investigate Under FCRA

News accounts of instances of stolen identity in which identity thieves incur debts in the names of innocent consumers are common. Given the structure of the consumer credit industry, it is difficult for consumers to know...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 40

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FTC Settles with Experian for Alleged Customer Spamming - On August 14, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed settlement involving Experian Consumer Services (“Experian”). A federal court entered...more

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Remember the CAN-SPAM Act? The FTC Does. Practical Takeaways from the FTC’s Recent CAN-SPAM Enforcement Action

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On August 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered a stipulated settlement with Experian Consumer Services to resolve allegations that Experian violated the Controlling the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

State Attorney General Insider – Winter 2023: Notable Cases

Here are some of the cases that dominated the headlines in the state Attorney General space. Grubhub − District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine secured $3.5M in a settlement with the food delivery company for...more

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Arbitration Provision Treated as Standalone Contract for Purposes of Determining Parties Capable of Compelling Arbitration

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision and compelled arbitration based on its determination that one of the litigants, Experian, was a party to the arbitration provision, despite the fact that...more

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The State AG Report – 11.10.2022

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG Bonta Sends Letters to Plastic Bag...more

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Experian and T-Mobile Agree to Combined $15 Million Multistate Settlements over 2015 Data Breach

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A group of 40 AGs reached settlements with Experian Information Solutions, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. concerning a 2015 data breach experienced by Experian that allegedly compromised the personal information of more than 15...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (September 20, 2022)

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Regulatory Announcements- FTC Holds September Open Commission Meeting and Votes to Approve Government and Business Impersonation Fraud NPRM, Gig Work Policy Statement, and Dark Patterns Report. On September 15, the FTC held...more

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Ninth Circuit draws line on FCRA required disclosures

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In Theresa Tailford, et al. v. Experian Information Solutions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court decision which held that Experian Information Solutions, Inc. did not violate...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 10, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Krueger v. Experian, et al. – Sixth Circuit Explores Bounds of Concreteness and Traceability in the Wake of TransUnion LLC v....

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Exploring the bounds of concreteness and traceability following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, the Sixth Circuit in Krueger v. Experian, et al. recently reversed a grant of summary...more

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FCRA Year in Review: Key FCRA Appellate Decisions

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[co-author: David Anthony] In 2020, the appellate courts had numerous opportunities to weigh in on many unanswered questions that remain in litigation after over 50 years since the statute was first enacted. The case law...more

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The Ninth Circuit Overturns District Court of Nevada’s Dismissal of FCRA Claim

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In Davis v. Experian Information Solutions, No. 20-15667, 2021 WL 2375933 (9th Cir. June 10, 2021), Plaintiff alleged that Experian violated sections 1681e and 1681i of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) by “failing to...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Experian in FCRA Claim

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed summary judgment entered in favor of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (“Experian”) in a Fair Credit Reporting Act claim brought by Henry Losch (“Losch”) finding not...more

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DEBT: The Divorce Lawyer’s New Frontier

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It’s always been there. Debt. Even though the Pennsylvania Divorce Code does not really mention it by name. If you speak to the hearing officers who draw the assignment of effecting equitable distribution, they respond...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #276 – Free Weekly Credit Reports Offered by Credit Reporting Agencies

The best way to find out if you have been the victim of identity theft and to determine what accounts may have been opened in your name by criminals is to get a copy of your credit report....more

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Southern District of New York Reaffirms That Seven-Year Window for Reporting Delinquent Account Resets Following Cure and Later...

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On February 1, 2021, the Southern District of New York denied Jason Wimberley’s motion to file a second amended complaint finding that despite the liberal standard applied to pro se pleadings, his proposed second amended...more

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Bidders and Brokers: Investigation into Real Time Bidding and Data Broker Activities in AdTech

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ICO has resumed its investigation into real-time bidding and the AdTech industry, as well as its review of the role of data brokers in the AdTech ecosystem. Companies using real-time bidding for advertising should take...more

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Role Reversal: Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer’s Attempt To Enforce Updated Arbitration Provision In Website Terms Of Use

In Stover v. Experian Holdings, the Ninth Circuit decided an issue of first impression for the circuit, holding that a party’s single visit to a website four years after her original visit—when she agreed to an online...more

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