Seventh Circuit Reminds Plaintiffs That Article III Standing Cannot be Overlooked in FDCPA Cases
By EsqSocial Corporation 05/01/21
In Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), the Supreme Court held that Article III standing requires a plaintiff to have suffered an injury that is both “concrete” and “particularized.” Id. at 1545. To be particularized, the injury must have affected the plaintiff in a personal or individual way. Id. But beyond that, an injury must also be concrete, in that it “actually exists.” Id. at 1548. In Spokeo, the Supreme Court ultimately reversed the lower court because of a lack of...
By: Locke Lord LLP