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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q4 - Not All Cases Survive and Advance

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Welcome to the Class Action & MDL Roundup, our quarterly review of decisions and settlements in the class action arena. In this edition, student-athletes win an NIL round, Canadians in California isn’t personal...more

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Ramirez Case Reaches Final Approval of Class Settlement

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On December 15, 2022, the parties in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez — a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court in 2021 to resolve questions of Article III standing — obtained final approval of their class settlement...more

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After Remand from Supreme Court, TransUnion v. Ramirez Parties Reach Class Settlement

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Last June, the Supreme Court issued a noteworthy decision in the TransUnion v. Ramirez case, holding that the vast majority of an 8,000-plus member Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class lacked standing because they had not...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Background Screening - A Refresher on Responding to Consumer File Requests under Section 609 of the FCRA

What is a CRA required to do when consumers request copies of their files? And what can prevent a consumer from suing if a CRA’s response does not comply with Section 609 of the FCRA? In this episode, AGG partner and co-chair...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

TransUnion v. Ramirez: The Supreme Court Shifts the Class Action Battlefield Toward State Courts

Article III standing is one of the most significant rubrics to determine a federal lawsuit’s justiciability. The Supreme Court significantly altered the standing calculus in TransUnion v. Ramirez, 141 S. Ct. 2190 (2021),...more

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Supreme Court Reinforces Limits on Federal Court Standing, But Important Questions Remain

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On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, revisiting some of the Article III standing principles it had set forth in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 578 U.S. 330 (2016), and addressing their...more

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District Court Says Supreme Court Ruling on Standing in Class Actions Does Not Apply to Privacy Claims

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On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued an important decision on Article III standing in class actions that will have a significant impact on the way class actions are certified - and will likely scuttle numerous ...more

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Supreme Court Provides Additional Guidance on FCRA Standing

On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that provides additional guidance related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a federal law that regulates the collection of consumers’ credit...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Actual Harm Required in Consumer Class Actions for FCRA

In its recent TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez decision, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that consumer plaintiffs must be able to demonstrate concrete harm from a defendant’s statutory violation to have standing to seek monetary...more

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No Harm, No Foul: Supreme Court Narrows Article III Standing to Require That All Class Members Suffer a Concrete Injury in Fact

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided TransUnion v. Ramirez, which held that even when a statute has been violated, and that statute provided a private right of action, plaintiffs still need a concrete injury in...more

Wiley Rein LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Circuit Split – Privacy Suits Require Concrete Harm for Article III Standing

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On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court decided TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, holding that only plaintiffs concretely harmed by a defendant’s statutory violation have Article III standing to seek damages against the private...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS in Review, Biden Acts to Limit Non-Competes, NY HERO Act Model Safety Plans - Employment Law This...

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we recap the U.S. Supreme Court’s term and its impact on employers. U.S. Supreme Court Employment Law Decisions in Review (see video attached) The Supreme Court’s term ended on...more

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Supreme Court Addresses Class Action Standing in Ramirez Case: Requires “Concrete” Injury for Article III Standing for Class...

The Supreme Court further limited consumer lawsuits in TransUnion, LLC v. Ramirez, siding with credit reporting agency TransUnion in a 5-4 decision holding that thousands of consumers improperly flagged as potential...more

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‘TransUnion v. Ramirez’: High Court Rules Article III Standing Requires Proof of Concrete Injury

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In March 2021, the Supreme Court heard arguments in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, a case that had potential to significantly impact plaintiffs’ abilities to sue for the violation of federal statutes. The Court released its...more

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SCOTUS Rejects Intangible Statutory Injuries as Basis for Class Member Standing and Sets Stage for Renewed Emphasis on Standing at...

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, holding long after a jury verdict that three quarters of a certified class of more than 8,000 Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) class members lacked...more

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Supreme Court Narrows FCRA Class By More Than 75% Finding That The Majority Of The Class Lacked Standing

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In TransUnion v. Ramirez, 2021 U.S. Lexis 3401 (U.S. June 25, 2021), Justice Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, C.J. and Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, J.J., reversed the almost $40 million award affirmed by the Ninth Circuit Court...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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TransUnion v. Ramirez: SCOTUS Limits Article III Redressable Injuries

The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, No. 20-297, 594 U.S. __, 2021 WL 2599472 (June 25, 2021), includes powerful language for defendants to use in seeking an early dismissal of consumer class actions...more

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Supreme Court Hardens Concrete Injury Requirement for Article III Standing

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“An injury in law is not an injury in fact.” Our Litigation Group explores how the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that despite whatever Congress may say, a concrete harm is essential to establishing an injury in fact for Article...more

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Supreme Court Provides New Guidance on Class Member Standing

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On June 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Transunion v. Ramirez that provides further guidance on the thorny issue of class member standing. The case involved a class of 8,185 individuals whose...more

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Supreme Court Extends Spokeo's Article III Standing Requirements

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In TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, the U.S. Supreme Court upended a class damages award of $40 million under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) against TransUnion, one of the "Big Three" credit reporting agencies. The 5-4...more

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Did the US Supreme Court Just Gut Privacy Law Enforcement?

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Within the typical June end-of-term flurry of released decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, one ruling that may have a significant effect on future privacy cases has flown under the radar of tech press. The case,...more

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TransUnion Hollows Out Class Members Who Have Not Suffered A Concrete Injury

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“An injury in law is not an injury in fact.” Too often since the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Spokeo, the nexus between the intangible harms often claimed by plaintiffs in ever increasing privacy-based class actions,...more

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"No Concrete Harm, No Standing:" U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Solidifies Standing Requirements for Fair Credit Reporting Act...

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On 25 June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, clarifying the nature of the harm sufficient to establish Article III standing to maintain a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claim....more

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Supreme Court Narrows Article III Standing in Damages Actions

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The Development: The U.S. Supreme Court decided TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, vacating a class-action judgment and holding that much of the class lacked Article III standing to seek damages for statutory violations. ...more

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