Telephone Consumer Protection Act

On November 2, 2015, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Spokeo v. Robins, which raises the question of what constitutes requisite injury to support a claim for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In Spokeo, Plaintiff filed a class action Complaint against Defendant, accusing Defendant of violating the FCRA by publishing false information about him. The trial court dismissed Plaintiff's claim, concluding Plaintiff had not experienced the requisite harm to sustain a claim. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed, holding that violation of the Act was sufficient to support a finding of the requisite harm. While the law at issue involved the FCRA, implications of the Court's decision could also prove profound in class action litigation as well as other claims brought under federal statutes, including the TCPA.