James A. McKenna
Jackson Lewis PC
Articles
Employer’s Use of Non-Compliant Disclosure Form Did Not Result in Concrete Injury under Fair Credit Reporting Act
USA - August 8 2017 A job applicant alleging a violation of one of the procedural requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lacked standing to sue under…
Class Action Trends Report Fall 2016
USA - September 28 2016 ABC Discount Superstores prides itself on undercutting any competitor's prices— dash; and on its diversity in hiring and promotions. Consequently and…
William J. Anthony, Ashley Bryan Abel, Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris, Brett M. Anders, Brian T. Benkstein, Chad D. Bernard, David S. Bradshaw, Jeffrey W. Brecher, Richard S. Cohen, Paul DeCamp, Elizabeth S. Gerling, Stephanie L. Goutos, Michael A. Hood, Charles F. Seemann III, Joel P. Kelly, Samia M. Kirmani, Douglas J. Klein, James M. McDonnell, Tony H. McGrath, Daniel L. Messeloff, L. Dale Owens, Paul Patten, Robert M. Pattison, T. Chase Samples, Ana C. Shields, René E. Thorne, Kenneth C. Weafer
Supreme Court: ‘Actual Injury’ Needed to Establish Standing to Sue for Violations of Fair Credit Reporting Act
USA - May 20 2016 Plaintiffs must show they suffered from an actual injury, not just a "bare procedural violation," in order to sue in federal court, the U.S. Supreme…
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects California Limitation on Arbitration Agreements with Class Action Waivers
USA - December 23 2015 Despite recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions strongly upholding the enforceability of class action waivers in arbitration agreements, opposition to…
U.S. Supreme Court hears argument on viability of ‘no-injury’ class actions under Fair Credit Reporting Act and other statutes
USA - November 10 2015 Whether a plaintiff who alleges no injury may bring a lawsuit, including a class action, based on a violation of statutory rights was the central…
