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Massachusetts Zip Code Class Action: Take 3

Posted in Class Action Litigation

Written by Amy Malone Another class action suit has been filed in Massachusetts in the zip code wars.  This time, the target is instrument retailer Guitar Center for allegedly requesting customers to provide their zip codes when making purchases with a credit card in contravention of Mass. Gen Laws ch. 93§ 105(a).  Zip code class… Continue Reading

Zip Code as Personal Information: The Massachusetts Round 2

Posted in Class Action Litigation, Data Compliance & Security, Privacy Litigation

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that zip codes constitute “personal identification information” under G.L. c. 93.  The question of law came to the SJC from the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts stemming from Tyler vs. Michaels Store, Inc, which was dismissed in January.  This ruling echoes California’s 2011 decision that the Song-Beverly… Continue Reading