Law360, San Diego (March 16, 2012, 11:07 PM ET) -- The California Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to weigh in on a class action dispute over whether a state law barring merchants from collecting personal information from consumers in connection with credit card purchases applies to online retailers.
The state high court granted separate petitions by Ticketmaster LLC, Apple Inc. and dating site eHarmony Inc., which are all facing proposed class actions claiming they violated California's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 by obtaining phone number and address information from consumers during an online credit card...
Calif. Court To Mull Whether Privacy Law Covers Online Cos.
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