Failure of Gas Station to accept Canadian Credit card causes robbery? Man Sues.

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I'm not expert on U.S. law but I certainly don't see the that core complaint [[the zip code issue) belongs w/the retailer. IF there was a legal issue here it would be that a 'global payment system' which both Mastercard and VISA claim to be, should work in every country, ideally the same way, and if not, notice should be given about that, particularly if travel between 2 nations is highly likely.
Whether that reaches the standard of being a legal issue vs a customer service issue is another matter.

That said, this is a gas station fairly close to the border, which makes me wonder if this issue hasn't come up a few times before. That being the case, it might make sense to post something on the pumps about that.

At most, all that MasterCard has to prove is that the information about the work around was posted where the guy could see it [[it could even be buried in some obscure part of their website, as Honky Tonk stated). And that may not even be necessary.

The problem with his lawsuit is he's blaming the fact that he was robbed on the zip code issue. He's not suing about the zip code issue itself, because if he wasn't robbed, I'm sure there would be no lawsuit.

Lastly, as far as the gas station putting something up at the pumps, I don't think that would be a bad idea. But it's ultimately at their discretion to do so. They're under no legal obligation to do so.

Bottom line, neither MasterCard nor the Gas Station owner are responsible for the actions of a 3rd party.