How Spokeo May Limit Consumer Financial Services Litigation

This article was originally published on the Maurice Wutscher blog and is republished here with permission.

Don Maurice

This week’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Spokeo v. Robins should bolster the defense of companies subject to several federal consumer protection statutes. The ruling addresses lawsuits that claim an injury created solely by the violation of a federal statute and require the plaintiff to demonstrate not only that the statute was violated, but that the plaintiff herself suffered harm.