Spokeo Poses High Hurdle for Background Check Plaintiffs

Philadelphia partner Michael P. Daly and New York associate Richard M. Haggerty authored “Spokeo Poses High Hurdle for Background Check Plaintiffs” for Law360. Although the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s background check disclosure rules have been the subject of a considerable amount of class action litigation in recent years, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Spokeo v. Robins may change that. In this article, Mike and Rick examine how the decision in Spokeo, specifically the confirmation that a statutory violation does not necessarily constitute an injury-in-fact for Article III standing, may impact cases going forward.

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