1.0Privacy Law Bloghttps://privacylaw.proskauer.comProskauer Rosehttps://privacylaw.proskauer.com/author/proskauerrose/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://privacylaw.proskauer.com/2010/10/articles/financial-privacy/superiority-beats-enormity-9th-circuit-rejects-denial-of-facta-class-certification-based-on-disproportionality-of-damages/">Superiority Beats Enormity: 9th Circuit Rejects Denial of FACTA Class Certification Based on Disproportionality of Damages</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://privacylaw.proskauer.com/2010/10/articles/financial-privacy/superiority-beats-enormity-9th-circuit-rejects-denial-of-facta-class-certification-based-on-disproportionality-of-damages/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Superiority Beats Enormity: 9th Circuit Rejects Denial of FACTA Class Certification Based on Disproportionality of Damages” — Privacy Law Blog" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>In a decision filed September 27, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a California district court's refusal to certify a class action alleging violations of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act ("FACTA"). The Ninth Circuit ruled that none of the three grounds advanced below - the disproportionality between the potential liability and the actual harm suffered, the enormity of the potential damages, or the defendant's good faith compliance with FACTA after being sued - justified denying class certification on superiority grounds. The Ninth Circuit's decision narrows, if not eliminates, the potential for disagreement among district courts on an issue that has for some time been a fly in the ointment for class action plaintiffs (and their attorneys) hoping for big paydays on account of harmless technical violations of FACTA.https://privacylaw.proskauerroseblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/04/privacy-law-blog-v3.jpg1600800