August

In May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Dreher v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., reversing and dismissing a nearly $12 million award in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class action.
 
After applying the U.S. Supreme Court 's 2016 decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the court found that the representative plaintiff lacked Article III standing to bring his claims.

At the district court level, summary judgement was granted in favour of the plaintiff on his willful violation claim.
 
Experian Credit Solutions, Inc. stipulated to an award of $170 statutory damages for each member of the class. The case should be welcome news for defendants facing technical claims, as the Fourth Circuit is trending toward requiring real, concrete harm to find Article III standing.

Today at Verifile's Offices, contractor David Cole braved the shave for Macmillan Cancer Support.

After braving the pain of a full body wax last week, today was the very last stage in his hair-removal fundraiser - a full head shave!

We are very proud of Dave and all his work to support such a worthy cause, with more than £1,500 having been raised for Macmillan already!