Consumer Law Hinsights – January 2021
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21
The Need for Compensable Damage to Prove Standing - The United States Supreme Court has issued a decision in Spokeo v. Robbins. In this Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case, the Supreme Court considered whether Congress can confer Article III standing on a plaintiff's right to bring an action based on a violation of a statute where that plaintiff has not otherwise suffered a concrete injury. The Supreme Court concluded that a plaintiff must suffer an injury-in-fact that is "concrete and...
By: Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Law Hinsights