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T.J. Maxx shoppers who say their information was shared without permission are fighting the retailer’s attempt to compel arbitration.
T.J. Maxx and a number of other large retailers violated California consumer protection laws when it shared shoppers’ data with a third party software firm, according to the class action lawsuit. The firm, The Retail Equation, helps identify fraudulent consumer returns; the issue is that T.J. Maxx allegedly failed to inform its shoppers about the data sharing.
In addition to T.J. Maxx, the class action lawsuit names Best Buy, The Home Depot, Sephora, and Bed Bath & Beyond as defendants who violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) by sharing shoppers’ data without permission.
T.J. Maxx Shoppers Should Arbitrate Claims, Store Says
T.J. Maxx is fighting for the class action lawsuit claims against it to be handled in arbitration. The retailer reportedly argued that it has an arbitration provision in its Terms of Service and that T.J. Maxx shoppers agreed to these terms while shopping online.
In a recent motion, the plaintiffs fired back – pointing out that T.J. Maxx’s arbitration clause is buried in a Terms of Service hyperlink on the checkout webpage.
Further, even if a consumer clicks on the link on the checkout page, they must also parse through over 9,500 words of fine print to find another link to the terms of use, claims the motion. From there, consumers must review several thousand more words before being presented with information about arbitration.
“The word ‘arbitration’ does not appear in the subject headings,” points out the motion. “There is no indication of any sort on the first screen of the Terms that the Terms contain a binding arbitration provision. Indeed, the word ‘arbitration’ does not appear in the Terms until a reader scrolls through six pages of text and more than 4,300 words.”
The motion also called into question the authenticity of the evidence provided by the retailer to support its argument for arbitration. The plaintiffs contend that the website consumers are presented with when they checkout of the T.J. Maxx website is much different from the one provided in the retailer’s court filings.
Are you a T.J. Maxx shopper? Are you concerned about the alleged data sharing? Tell us your experience in the comment section below!
The lead plaintiff and proposed Class Members are represented by Tina Wolfson, Theodore Maya, Bradley K. King, Christopher Stiner, Rachel Johnson of Ahdoot & Wolfson PC, and Cornelius P. Dukelow of Abington Cole & Ellery.
The T.J. Maxx Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit is Shadi Hayden, et al. v. The Retail Equation et al., Case No. 8:20-cv-01203, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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This happened to me today at TJMAXX and I was livid because I always have a receipt and the one or two times I don’t I certainly don’t appreciate feeling like I’ve been stealing!! I had a return with a receipt and an item for which I did not. I shop too much at all their stores to be treated this way. I contacted Retail Equation and was told I had a return in May 2022 and could not make another return without a receipt until 11/3/22. I asked what was the policy (that I can return 1 item per 6 months) she could not tell me. When I asked for a supervisor she stated they had none and offered to send me a report which I am still waiting for, this upset me so much that I started searching the company. If TJMAXX has illegally used my information I want them held liable. This happened to me before but I kind of shrugged it off but when it happened today and I was livid especially because I hang on to receipts for years but sometimes things happen or they fade and you can’t make them out. Please add me to whatever list to be a part of the settlement.