Clothing Retailer’s Data Breach Claims Against Visa Are Actionable, Court Rules

July 29, 2013, 4:00 AM UTC

Clothing marketer Genesco Inc. may continue to litigate its state statutory and common law unjust enrichment and restitution claims against Visa Inc. over the credit card company’s assessment of nearly $13.3 million in data security noncompliance fines and costs, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ruled July 18 (Genesco Inc. v. Visa USA Inc., M.D. Tenn., 3-13-cv-202, 7/18/13).

In December 2010, Genesco, a Nashville, Tenn.-based marketer of footwear, headwear, and sports apparel, stated in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had discovered “a criminal intrusion into the ...

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