Spokeo Ruling Deals Blow To Cos. But May Have Silver Lining
Partners David Anthony and Cindy Hanson are quoted in a Law360 story about the implications of Tuesday’s Ninth Circuit Court ruling in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. The court held that the plaintiff has standing to pursue his claims under Article III’s injury-in-fact requirement. Anthony and Hanson are quoted, saying, “in many instances, a plaintiff will not be able to show a concrete injury simply by alleging that a consumer-reporting agency failed to comply with one of the FCRA’s procedures. Courts will therefore have to analyze the 'nature of the specific alleged reporting inaccuracies' to ensure that the plaintiff has suffered a real risk of harm.”