SAN FRANCISCO — A $350,000 attorney fee award divided among six law firms in a consumer class action has been thrown out because the defendant never got a chance to see the billing records.
Class counsel recovered $300,000 in merchandise certificates from Party City after accusing the retailer of violating the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act by requiring customer zip codes to process credit card transactions. Mark Van Buskirk of Westrup Klick had sued Party City the day after the Supreme Court established the cause of action in a widely anticipated 2011 decision.
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