Target Mostly Loses Bid to Toss Lawsuit Over iTunes Gift Cards

Target Corp. largely lost its bid to dismiss a would-be nationwide class action alleging that it knowingly sold Apple iTunes gift cards that were vulnerable to third-party theft, after the District of Minnesota said many of its arguments were premature.

Judge Donovan W. Frank of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota partly granted Target’s motion to dismiss with respect to a single count under Georgia’s Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. He limited any potential relief under that claim to attorneys’ fees and costs, but he declined to toss any of their other claims.

Frank also declined to ...