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Fourth Circuit Holds No Article III Standing Where No Third-Party Viewed Inaccurate Information

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On September 11, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that there is no publication to a third party — and therefore no Article III standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) — where the recipient of a...more

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The Complexity Of Digital Privacy Law—Insights And Implications

The digital age has ushered in a host of transformative opportunities for businesses, from enhanced customer engagement through data analytics to streamlined operations via digital platforms. However, this digital...more

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California’s Proposed “Delete Act” Would Create a ‘Do Not Sell’ List for Data Brokers

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California continues to be at vanguard of data privacy rights. The latest effort by California legislators to protect consumer privacy rights focuses on data brokers, who under the proposed California Senate Bill 362, aka...more

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CFPB announces consent order with third-party collector of medical debt

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The CFPB announced at the end of last week that it had entered into a consent order with Phoenix Financial Services, LLC (Phoenix), a third-party debt collector that collects primarily past-due medical debts and furnishes...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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Understanding CFPB’s Legal Advisory on “Permissible” Purpose

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a legal Advisory in early July 2022, intending to protect the privacy rights of individuals subject to background checks by third-party consumer reporting...more

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Massachusetts Legislature Evaluates Its Own Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

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The Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act (MIPSA) continues to advance through the state legislative process, and is now before the full legislature. While the Act has several hurdles to clear before becoming...more

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Magistrate Judge Leonard holds that the FRCP Require Parties to Sign Authorizations

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As if subpoena practice is not expensive and time-consuming already, there are times in which even a subpoena will not suffice to obtain a third-party’s records.  Federal statutes may create confidentiality issues, or a state...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Users, Not Consumers, Must Prove an Authorized Purpose for Obtaining a Consumer Report

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Synopsis: Last month, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion, affirming broad Article III standing and holding that, for permissible-purpose claims, a consumer-plaintiff need allege only that his/her credit report was obtained...more

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Removal to Federal Court: No Inference of FCRA Claim When None Stated

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Courts generally give some deference to a pro se plaintiff attempting to state his or her claims, even if the claims are not plead perfectly. However, in Thao Le v. Capital One Auto Finance (N.D. Cal. Nov. 1, 2018), the court...more

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FCRA Tip: Keep Hands On

A federal trial court will conduct a trial on a Fair Credit Reporting Act claim because the employer streamlined its background check system. In this case, a bank used a third party service provider to conduct background...more

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Employers Faced January 1, 2013, Deadline to Update Fair Credit Reporting Act Notice

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Originally published in SC Bar's Employment and Labor Law Newsletter: Winter 2013 on February 15, 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, there was a new form that employers must provide prospective or current employees when...more

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Despite Continuing Grace Period, Employers Should Switch To New Fair Credit Reporting Act Notices Now

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Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Congress transferred rule-making authority for the relevant portions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the...more

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