PINEDA v. WILLIAMS-SONOMA STORES, INC.

No. S178241.

51 Cal.4th 524 (2011)

JESSICA PINEDA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILLIAMS-SONOMA STORES, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

February 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsay & Stonebarger, Stonebarger Law, Gene J. Stonebarger , James M. Lindsay , Richard D. Lambert ; Harrison Patterson O'Connor & Kinkead, Harrison Patterson & O'Connor, James R. Patterson , Harry W. Harrison , Matthew J. O'Connor and Cary A. Kinkead for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Atkins & Davidson, Todd C. Atkins and Clark L. Davidson for the Consumer Federation of California and The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, P. Craig Cardon and Elizabeth S. Berman for Defendant and Respondent.

Linda A. Wooley ; Venable , John F. Cooney , Michael B. Garfinkel and Paul A. Rigali for Direct Marketing Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Knox, Lemmon, Anapolsky & Schrimp and Thomas S. Knox for California Retailers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Cooley Godward Kronish, Cooley, Michelle C. Doolin , Lori R.E. Ploeger , Leo P. Norton and Darcie A. Tilly for The Gap, Inc., Old Navy, LLC, and Banana Republic, LLC, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Call & Jensen, Matthew R. Orr , Melinda Evans and Scott R. Hatch for Kmart Holding Corporation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

MORENO, J.

The Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (Credit Card Act) (Civ. Code, § 1747 et seq.) is "designed to promote consumer protection." (Florez v. Linens 'N Things, Inc. (2003) 108 Cal.App.4th 447, 450 [133 Cal.Rptr.2d 465] (Florez).) One of its provisions, section 1747.08, prohibits businesses from requesting...

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