Credit Card Receipts Lawsuit Alleges Dog Food Retailer Violated FACTA

A class action credit card receipts lawsuit has been filed against Just Food for Dogs LLC, a California retailer.

Plaintiff Laura Vasquez accuses Just Food for Dogs of willfully violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FACTA).

Vasquez alleges the dog food store printed the credit and/or debit expiration date on receipts given to customers at the store, prompting her to file a credit card receipts lawsuit.

The owners of Just Food for Dogs have operated one or more pet food stores in California since at least June 2012. Vasquez says she made a purchase with her credit card at the Sherman Oaks store in June 2017. She alleges she saw her credit card’s expiration date was printed on the receipt handed to her at the point of sale, in violation of FACTA.

The credit card receipts lawsuit alleges Just Food for Dogs has been printing expiration dates on the receipts given to their customers since at least June 2012.

Credit Card Receipts Lawsuit Qualifying Class Members

Any Just Food for Dogs customer in the last two years who received a printed hardcopy receipt that included the credit or debit card number’s expiration date could qualify as a Class Member. The exact number of Class Members is unknown, but Vasquez believes there are a minimum of 1,000 qualifying class members. The number and identities of individual Class Members presumably would be available through the store’s transaction records.

The credit card receipts lawsuit alleges that the dog food store’s “actions were and continue to be willful” because the store has had more than 12 years to become compliant with FACTA, which became law in 2003 and went into full effect by 2006. By violating FACTA, Vasquez claims, Just Food for Dogs allegedly placed her and other customers at a higher risk for credit card fraud and identity theft.

According to the credit card receipts lawsuit, Just Food for Dogs not only should have known about FACTA laws but also should have received instructions from companies such as VISA and MasterCard. The credit card companies created and implemented policies that prevented the printing of credit or debit expiration dates on receipts even before FACTA became enacted.

Because the FACTA violations allegedly were willful, Vasquez seeks statutory damages of “not less than $100 and not more than $1,000” per violation, in accordance with federal law.

Vasquez also seek to recover the costs of the lawsuit, their attorneys’ fees, and punitive damages. The credit card receipts lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction to stop Just Food for Dogs from continuing to violate FACTA laws.

The Credit Card Receipts Lawsuit is Laura Vasquez, et al. v. Just Food for Dogs, LLC, Case No. 8:18-cv-00343 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Free FACTA Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you made one or more purchases and the retailer provided you with a receipt that contained more than the last five digits of your credit or debit card number or the expiration date, you may be eligible for a free class action lawsuit investigation and to pursue compensation for these FACTA violations.

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