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Standing
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Class Action & Mass Torts
U.S. Supreme Court Remands Spokeo; Ninth Circuit Must Consider Whether “Concrete” Injury Occurred
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins has been closely watched because of its potential implications for class actions alleging mere “technical violations” of consumer protection statutes. Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued…
Mass Tort Defense
Supreme Court Offers Some Guidance on Standing
By Sean Wajert
The Supreme Court has decided a case involving injury-in-fact and standing issues that may have significant impacts on class actions. See Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339 (U.S. 5/16/16). Spokeo, Inc.…
Technology Law Dispatch
In Spokeo v. Robins, The United States Supreme Court Articulates a Need for ‘Concrete’ Injury To Sue in Federal Court
By Paul Bond, Michael O'Neil, Mark S. Melodia
The federal judiciary derives its power from Article III of the United States Constitution. That power is limited to deciding “Cases” and “Controversies,” Art. III, section 2. In the case of Spokeo…
Financial Services Perspectives
Supreme Court Rejects “No Injury” Claims For Statutory Damages
By Michael R. Pennington, R. Aaron Chastain
Monday morning, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins (No. 13-1339), which addresses the question of whether a bare allegation of a statutory…
Mortgage Crisis & Financial Services Watch
“No Injury” Consumer Class Actions Weakened, but Not Killed, by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that the Ninth Circuit erred when it ruled consumers can sue companies without alleging actual injury. The Supreme Court ruled that a consumer could not…
Employment Class Action Blog
Standing Together to a Point: Spokeo Holding Reflects Broad Supreme Court Agreement on Standing Rules in Actions Raising Statutory Violations
By John Lewis, Dustin Dow
Amid the meteoric rise of statutory damage class action filings, the Supreme Court laid out ground rules on Monday for when a case meets both components of the injury-in-fact requirements…
Inside Privacy
Supreme Court Issues Highly Anticipated Spokeo Decision
The Supreme Court released its highly anticipated decision yesterday in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, which addresses whether plaintiffs have standing to pursue statutory damages even in the absence of actual…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Spokeo v. Robins not as conclusive as once thought
The promise that was Spokeo v. Robins has come to a close, with the justices ruling 6-2 in favor of Spokeo. But that may not be the end of the…
The D&O Diary
U.S. Supreme Court: To Establish Standing, Statutory Claimant Must Allege “Concrete” Injury
In a closely-watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that to establish standing to sue, a claimant who alleged that inaccurate information on the Spokeo website about him violated the…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
U.S. Supreme Court Remands Spokeo in Ruling that Mere Technical, Statutory Violation Is Insufficient to Confer Article III Standing
By Alan D. Wingfield, David M. Gettings, David N. Anthony, John C. Lynch, H. Scott Kelly, Ronald I. Raether, Jr., Tim J. St. George
On May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its much-anticipated decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. Spokeo considered whether Congress may confer Article III standing by…