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Daily Dashboard | SCOTUS Decision Could Have Huge Implications for Class-Actions Related reading: UK Parliament committee to review EU-UK adequacy agreement

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The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) is set to consider whether businesses can be held liable in civil cases for violating federal statutes when no one is harmed, potentially “opening the floodgates” for future civil litigation. Article III of the Constitution mandates that plaintiffs in federal court claim harm in order to sue, but modern financial regulation and privacy issues have challenged this principle. In Spokeo v Robins, the plaintiff claims Spokeo posted untrue information about him. The alleged misrepresentations, a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, are the basis of the suit, which represents a class that “consists of millions of individuals.” In the past, SCOTUS has said plaintiffs must show “injury in fact” that is “concrete and particularized,” the report states. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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