The NY Attorney General and the plaintiffs in Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman have filed a joint motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit asking the court to vacate the district court’s final judgment in the case, remand with an order to the district court to dismiss the complaint with prejudice, and dismiss the plaintiffs’ appeal as moot.… Continue Reading

The New York Court of Appeals has issued an opinion in Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman interpreting the state’s law that prohibits merchants from imposing a surcharge on credit card purchases (Section 518 of the state’s General Business Law). The court concluded that if a merchant posts its prices and charges lower prices to cash customers, it must post the price charged to credit card customers.… Continue Reading