2nd Circuit Finds Spam Texts, Without Other Harm, Were Injury-In-Fact

Mealey's (May 2, 2019, 9:36 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 30 upheld the approval of a $14.5 million class settlement in a lawsuit over spam text messages, ruling that the receipt of the messages demonstrated injury-in-fact and that no additional showing of harm was required (Christina Melito, et al. v. Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc., et al., Nos. 17-3277 and 17-3279, 2nd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12945)....