Posted on 06/17/2005 4:15:22 PM PDT by CHARLITE
A Texas appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against several Houston strip clubs based on claims the clubs overcharged patrons for lap dances when the men paid using credit cards instead of cash.
Paul Brian Meekey and Michael Fulmer brought the lawsuit after they were allegedly charged $25 for $20 lap dances because they paid with plastic. "Texas law is pretty clear that you cannot charge someone extra for using a credit card," said Sandra Krider, one of Meekey and Fulmer’s lawyers. "The fact that they are strip clubs shouldn’t mean they get away with it."
But the ruling could affect a lot of other men because "the lawsuit may be made a class-action," according to the Houston Chronicle, with Meekey and Fulmer representing everyone who paid for a lap dance using a credit card. If the class gets certified (or approved) then everyone who allegedly overpaid for a lap dance on a credit card would have to be notified. "They are going to want the [strip] clubs’ credit card companies to give them the names of all the different people who charged dances there," said Albert Van Huff, a lawyer who represents several of the clubs.
Perhaps the court should consider how many men would be willing to pay $5 — or even more — to keep those charges private.
—Source: Houston Chronicle
So what...they were charged inflated prices for using plastic, when all they were paying for in the first place was the opportunity to ogle silicon enhancements....
06/11/2005 CHECKCARD 4843 MENS CLB HOUSTON TX 326040838684325 $280.00
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Sounds like the basis for a class[less] action suit to me.
The dancers will thank you.
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