Legal Opinion
Safecard Services, Inc. v. Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 29, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-0631-APublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This matter came before the court on defendants’ motions for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b). For the reasons stated below, the court grants partial summary judgment to defendants.
Plaintiff SafeCard is a public company engaged in the mass mail order marketing of a loss notification service for credit cards. A cardholder has a maximum liability of $50 per card when an unauthorized use of a card as a result of loss or theft occurs. If the cardholder notifies the issuer of the card’s theft or loss before an unauthorized use of the card…
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