Supreme Court to Consider Constitutional Limits on Statutory-Damages Suits

Apr 28, 2015

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By: Natasha G. Kohne, Anthony T. Pierce, Pratik A. Shah, James E. Tysse, David S. Turetsky, Visiting Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University of Albany

The Supreme Court’s answer to the statutory injury question raised in Spokeo could have an enormous impact on class action defense, because of the number of laws providing for statutory damages, as well as the potential exposure that companies face under such statutes.

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