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Class Certification Ruling Suggests that a Plaintiff's Membership in a Retailer's Pre-Existing Rewards Program May Not Excuse a Retailer's Request for Personal Information at the Register

By InfoLawGroup LLP on May 17, 2012

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently granted class certification in a Song-Beverly Credit Card Act case, refusing to exclude from the class individuals who joined the retailer's rewards program months after the alleged Song-Beverly violation. See Yeoman v. IKEA U.S. West, Inc., No. 11CV701, 2012 WL 1598051 (S.D. Cal. May 4, 2012). The Court's discussion suggests that a retailer may also face Song-Beverly liability even if it requests personal information at the register that it already holds by virtue of the customer's membership in its rewards program.