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Article Excerpt
Originally published June 23, 2008
Keywords: Sprint Communications Co., APCC Services, money damages, injury, claim, individual damages, class action, Article III, dial-around calls, assignee, standing, redreessability
Article III Standing--Suits By Assignees for Collection Purposes.
Sprint Communications Co., L.P. v. APCC Services, Inc., No. 07-552 (previously discussed in the January 8, 2008 Docket Report).
The Supreme Court held today that an assignee of a legal claim for money damages has standing to sue on that claim in federal court, even if, as part of the assignment, the assignee has agreed to pay all proceeds of the suit to the assignor. The decision broadens the concepts of injury and redressability, allowing individuals who suffered...
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