Supercuts Class Action Says Credit Card Info Disclosed on Receipts

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A new Supercuts class action lawsuit says the popular haircut location is responsible for printing more than five digits of client’s credit card numbers in violation of consumer protection laws.

The California consumer who initiated the Supercuts class action lawsuit says that her receipt contained more than five digits of her credit card number in violation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) and California Business and Professions Code.

The plaintiff says that she used her Visa credit card to pay for her haircut at the Encinitas Ranch Supercuts location. She says that she received a receipt that contained the first and last four numbers of her credit card — a violation of FACTA.

The plaintiff who filed the Supercuts class action lawsuit points out that this practice runs the risk of exposing consumers to identity theft.

FACTA outlines numerous protections for consumers, including prohibitions against listing too many credit or debit card numbers on receipts. This information could be used by identity thieves to carry out fraud.

FACTA also enables consumers to file a lawsuit when they identify a violation of the law, as is allegedly the case in the Supercuts class action lawsuit.

The Supercuts class action lawsuit seeks a trial by jury and is fighting for restitution, statutory damages, actual damages, disgorgement, and attorneys’ fees and costs.

The plaintiff says she has filed this as a proposed class action because of the number of other consumers who could have been negatively impacted by the printing of too much detail about their credit card numbers.

The plaintiff seeks to represent a class of individuals across the United States. who used a debit card or credit card for a purchase at any physical Supercuts location and were given a receipt that contained greater than that last five digits of their card numbers. The Supercuts class action seeks to include Class Members who experienced this two years prior to the filing of the lawsuit through the date of filing.

Consumers might not even realize until they have become a victim of identity theft that they have a non-compliant receipt. When too much information about the buyer is shared on a credit or debit card receipt, fraud can occur.

FACTA seeks to minimize the chances for fraud by limiting what businesses can list on an official receipt. After the law was enacted, total compliance with FACTA was required by December 2006 — meaning that anyone who still fails to produce receipts with the right details could face the risk of a lawsuit by an aggrieved consumer.

FACTA also requires that no part of the expiration date can be listed on the receipt in addition to prohibiting more than the last five digits of the card’s number.

The plaintiffs in the Supercuts class action lawsuit are represented by Abbas Kazerounian, Matthew M. Loker, and Elizabeth A. Wagner of Kazerouni Law Group, Marc Applbaum of Kettner Law, APC, and Joshua B. Swigart of Hyde & Swigart.

The Supercuts Class Action Lawsuit is Katherine Martinez et al. v. Supercuts, Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-02519 in the Superior Court of California County of San Diego.