Hyatt Credit Card Receipt Lawsuit Seeks Class Certification

A group of hotel customers in Florida is asking for class certification in a Hyatt credit card receipt lawsuit.

Some Hyatt Hotel customers in Florida claim they discovered that the hotel printed too much information on their receipts, violating their privacy and putting them at risk for identity theft and fraud.

They are suing the hotel chain in a Hyatt credit card receipt lawsuit and have recently asked a federal judge to certify them as a Class because they have a near ideal case under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.

Lead plaintiff Carlos Guarisma in this Hyatt credit card receipt lawsuit cited another, similar lawsuit when he told Law360, “As in Legg [v. Spirit Airlines, Inc.], this case arose because defendant’s violation of FACTA was systematic.”

He went on to say, “Hyatt allowed its computerized credit card processing software to print receipts that display the card expiration date plus the first six and last four digits of the credit or debit card number, in violation of FACTA’s express requirement that this information be masked to prevent it from falling into the hands of identity thieves.”

FACTA Credit Card Receipt Lawsuits

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, or FACTA, is a federal law that protects the rights and information of individuals in order to protect them from fraud or identity theft. FACTA requires retailers to print receipts in a certain manner not to include too much sensitive information.

FACTA obligates merchants to print no more than the last five digits of a debit or credit card number and also restricts them from printing the expiration date anywhere on the receipt.

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act was enacted in 2003 as a response to growing reports of identity theft and fraud. It states specifically, “no person that accepts credit cards or debit cards for the transaction of business shall print more than the last 5 digits of the card number or the expiration date upon any receipt provided to the cardholder at the point of the sale or transaction.”

In this Hyatt credit card receipt lawsuit, Guarisma claims that he stayed at a Miami Hyatt and paid for the room with his Visa. When he received the electronically printed receipt from the stay, both his credit card expiration date and the first six and last four digits of his credit card number were listed.

This is in violation of FACTA, he claims, and is seeking class certification in this Hyatt credit card lawsuit.

Interestingly, Guarisma originally sued the wrong corporation. His original Hyatt credit card receipt lawsuit listed Hyatt Corp as the defendant. But they claim they do not own nor operate the Hyatt Regency Miami. He amended his complaint to list Hyatt Equities LLC as the sole defendant.

However, according to Law360, Hyatt Equities denied a majority of Guarisma’s allegations. Nonetheless, Guarisma believes Hyatt has violated FACTA for other customers as well and is seeking class certification.

This Hyatt Credit Card Receipt Lawsuit is Case No. 1:17-cv-20931, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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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