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The U.S. Supreme Court held that all members of a certified class must demonstrate that they suffered a concrete harm—such as physical injury or monetary loss—to have Article III standing to recover damages in...more
6/30/2021
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
- In a matter of first impression within the 9th Circuit, the court held that each member of a certified class must have Article III standing in order to recover individual monetary damages at trial.
- Those class members...more
3/9/2020
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Punitive Damages ,
Standing ,
Statutory Damages ,
Statutory Violations ,
TransUnion
On August 15, 2017, the 9th Circuit, in Thomas Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., reversed the district court’s dismissal of an action alleging willful violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. The 9th...more
8/21/2017
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Article III ,
Credit Reports ,
Data Breach ,
Determination on Remand ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Imminent Harm ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Ripeness ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standard of Review ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations