SCOTUS Rules Actual Harm Must Be Present for FCRA Litigation
On Monday, 05/16/16, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the Spokeo v. Robins case that there must be an injury (actual harm) before a plaintiff can sue for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). SCOTUS overturned the commonplace argument that a statutory violation is ipso facto an injury. This decision will have a major impact not just on the background screening industry, but also on other industries where statutory violations without actual harm of