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Legal Developments Affecting Payment Card Data Pass Practices
On-line marketers that share their customers’ credit or payment card information with other business partners without the consumer’s knowledge or active consent – a practice referred to as a “data pass” – may wish to…
Appellant Attempts to Re-litigate Issue of Whether Retailers that Collect Customer Zip Codes During Credit Card Transactions Violate California's Song Beverly Credit Card Act
In a previous post, we noted that the California Supreme Court in Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., granted a petition to review the issue of whether a retailer violates California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act…
CPSC Issues Proposed Rules Governing Conformity Certificate Testing, Including Requirements for a "Reasonable Testing Program" and Component Part Testing
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced proposed rules regarding the requirements for a “reasonable testing program” and other certification testing and the requirements for component part testing pursuant…
New Virginia Law Regulates Promotions
On May 21, 2010, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed into law a gambling bill that also regulates games, contests, and other promotions. The law provides that companies sponsoring promotions must meet the following…
New FACTA Rules Take Effect on July 1, 2010
Businesses have until July 1, 2010 to comply with the new rules and guidelines under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”), which amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), adopted by the Federal…