To Define Is Not to Find

Aguirre v. Amscan Holdings, Inc., No. C073059 (D3 Mar. 6, 2015)

Those who follow California consumer law know that it’s a no-no under the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act for a retailer to unjustifiably ask for a customer’s zip code as a condition of accepting a credit card payment. See Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., 51 Cal. 4th 524 (2011). But when a class action claim is brought for that violation, how do you figure out who is in the class?