California Supreme Court
Jan. 20, 2012
Court revives zip code case
A state appellate court has revived a class action against retailer Brookstone for illegally collecting customers' ZIP codes at checkout.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A state appellate court has revived a class action against retailer Brookstone for illegally collecting customers' ZIP codes at checkout.
The case had been dismissed based on earlier court rulings sanctioning ZIP code collection. But in February, the state Supreme Court ruled that the practice violates the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act. Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 524.
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