Split 9th Circuit Panel Finds Job Applicants Lack Standing For FCRA Class Claims

Mealey's (March 24, 2020, 1:20 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 20 affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a putative class action for an employer accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by inadequately disclosing its intent to obtain job applicant’s consumer reports and failing to obtain proper authorization, ruling that the job applicants failed to show a concrete injury and so they lack standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution (Mario Ruiz, et al. v. Shamrock Foods Company, No. 18-56209, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 8824)....