The Obama administration has said the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) should allow a lawsuit against Spokeo for allegedly violating a consumer protection law to proceed because “Congress specifically authorized consumers to sue credit reporting agencies that see information about job applicants without first taking steps to ensure its accuracy,” Media Post reports. Spokeo argues, however, that people must “suffer palpable, nonabstract harm” before a suit can proceed, the report states. No court decision found “that Congress may override the injury-in-fact requirement by authorizing suit for statutory violations not accompanied by concrete harm," Spokeo said in papers filed with SCOTUS.
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