Not surprisingly, the recent court decision in Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma that retailers cannot require and record zip codes during card present transactions has spawned more lawsuits. Here’s one of them: A class action complaint has been filed against retailer GameStop for allegedly requesting and recording personal information from its customers without their knowledge or consent….
Category: Court
Bugged teddy bear turns costly
Todd Cooper reports: First, Little Bear became Big Brother as an Omaha-area woman inserted an electronic device into her daughter’s favorite stuffed animal to record her ex-husband. Now, Little Bear has become Big Burden as a judge has ordered the woman and her father to pay a total of $120,000 to six people who were…
CA: High court orders briefs in Facebook juror case
Andy Furillo reports the latest development in the case of a court ordering a juror to consent to Facebook revealing his postings to the court. This is a case that I’ve been following on this blog from the beginning (previous posts can be found here). The California Supreme Court wants to take a closer look…
Feds spy on reporter in leak probe
Josh Gerstein reports: Federal investigators trying to find out who leaked information about a CIA attempt to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program obtained a New York Times reporter’s three private credit reports, examined his personal bank records and obtained information about his phone calls and travel, according to a new court filing. The scope and intrusiveness…