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Massachusetts district court finds that zip codes are PII

  • Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 11 2012

In June 2011, we wrote about a class action lawsuit filed against Michael Stores, Inc. (“Michaels”), accusing the arts and crafts retailer of violating a Massachusetts consumer protection statute when it collects and records zip codes during consumer credit card transactions

Court rules that consumers may sue to recover costs of payment card data breach

  • Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 30 2011

A federal appeals court has held in a recent case that consumers whose credit and debit card data was allegedly stolen when a national grocery store chain’s electronic payment processing system was breached may move forward with a lawsuit against the grocery store chain

CA retailers cannot collect zip code during credit card transaction

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 31 2011

The California Supreme Court recently ruled, in a long-awaited decision, that requesting and recording a cardholder’s zip code, without more more what?, violates the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

California Supreme Court announces state law prohibits marketing requests for zip codes

  • Venable LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 25 2011

In a case with major implications for retailers and marketers, the Supreme Court of California ruled on February 10, 2011, that the state's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 ("Song-Beverly Act") prohibits businesses from requesting and recording ZIP codes from consumers prior to credit card transactions, including requests for use in marketing

Class action defense cases - Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma: California Supreme Court holds ZIP codes constitute “personal identifiable information” within meaning of California’s Song-Beverly Act

  • Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 24 2011

Plaintiff filed a putative class action against retailer Williams-Sonoma alleging that it violated California's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (one of the State's consumer protection statutes) by asking her for her ZIP code at the time of her purchase

Customer ZIP codes largely off limits in California credit card transactions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2011

The Supreme Court of California held that it is a violation of California law for businesses to request and record a credit card holder's ZIP code in connection with credit card transactions

Class action lawsuits proliferate in wake of holding that ZIP code collection violates California's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 17 2011

Any franchisee or retailer in California that collects ZIP code information in connection with credit card transactions should cease doing so immediately

Zapped by zip codes

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 11 2011

Collecting zip codes in California just got a lot more complicated

In California, requiring zip codes with credit card transactions violates the law

  • Duane Morris LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 8 2011

TechLaw10, a 10-minute audio podcast update, is part of Duane Morris' continuing series of podcasts on technology law issues from the firm's Information Technologies and Telecom practice group

The California Supreme Court hands down a decision on consumer privacy protection

  • Squire Sanders
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  • USA
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  • March 4 2011

In February 2011, the California Supreme Court handed down a decision (Jessica Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., S178241 (Cal. Supreme Court Feb. 10, 2011)) related to consumer privacy protection that impacts the activities of merchants in California