11.09.26
Thompson Hine's Jessica E. Salisbury-Copper, Gregory T. Fouts and Theodore Khabiri article "FCRA Ruling Previews Future Business Transaction Litigation, " was published in Law360.
In the article, they look at the Ninth Circuit's decision in Bultemeyer v. CenturyLink. The court reversed a jury verdict of more than $140 million in a Fair Credit Reporting Act class action under the Safeco objective reasonableness safe harbor. They explain why the question of when an online consumer "initiates" a business transaction is still open. They also offer practical steps for companies that pull consumer reports during online checkout.
