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ROBINS v. SPOKEO, INC.

No. 11-56843.

742 F.3d 409 (2014)

Thomas ROBINS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SPOKEO, INC., a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 4, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Woodrow , Edelson LLC, Denver, CO, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant. Bradley M. Baglien , Edelson LLC, Chicago, IL, filed the briefs for the plaintiff-appellant. With him on the briefs were Jay Edelson , Edelson, LLC, Chicago, IL, and Rafey S. Balabanian , Edelson LLC, Chicago, IL.

Donald M. Falk , Mayer Brown LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued the cause for the defendant-appellee. John Nadolenco , Mayer Brown LLC, Los Angeles, CA, filed the brief for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief was Barrett L. Schreiner , Mayer Brown LLP, Los Angeles, CA.

Meir Feder , Jones Day, New York, NY, filed the brief on behalf of amicus curiae Experian Information Solutions, Inc in support of the defendant-appellee.

A. James Chareq , Hudson Cook, LLP, Washington, D.C., filed the brief on behalf of amicus curiae Consumer Data Industry Association in support of the defendant-appellee.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, SUSAN P. GRABER, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether an individual has Article III standing to sue a website's operator under the Fair Credit Reporting Act for publishing inaccurate personal information about himself.

I

Spokeo, Inc. operates a website that provides users with information about other individuals, including contact data, marital status, age, occupation, economic health, and wealth level. Thomas Robins sued Spokeo for...

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