A lawsuit filed against Nordstrom in the United States Southern District of California Court alleges that offers that the retailer pushed out to consumers via deal-a-day service Groupon violate federal and state gift card laws.
Comparing Groupons to gift certificates in this suit, the plaintiff, Anthony Ferreira, alleges that both Groupon and Nordstrom are violating California laws by printing expiration dates on the offers. The state has laws in place that prohibit expiration dates on gift certificates. .
{"ct":"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","iv":"f49f402b5f4003c85248216b91b82523","s":"e3285d88c8f654d1"}