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Litigation

Mar. 16, 2012

Chevron wins summary judgment in ZIP code case

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action seeking damages from Chevron Corp. for asking customers using a credit card at its gas station pumps to enter their ZIP codes.

By Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal staff writer

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action seeking damages from Chevron Corp. for asking customers using a credit card at its gas station pumps to enter their ZIP codes.

The plaintiffs had alleged Chevron violated consumer protection statutes in the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act by asking for ZIP codes, which amount to personal information. The case was filed in February 2011, the same ...

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