December 15, 2015
A New York federal judge warned American Express that it cannot carve out its co-brand partners from a notice that they are no longer prohibited from steering customers away from paying with AmEx products, granting a motion from the Department of Justice on Tuesday to enforce a permanent injunction.
November 24, 2015
The Department of Justice pushed Monday to block American Express from telling merchants who issue co-branded cards with the credit card giant that they can't steer customers away from paying with AmEx products.
May 22, 2015
American Express on Thursday appealed to the Second Circuit a New York district court's decision that its anti-steering regulations for merchants violate federal antitrust law.
May 20, 2015
A New York federal judge declined Tuesday to put on hold his injunction that allows merchants to steer customers away from using American Express cards to cards with cheaper rates.
May 13, 2015
American Express Co. agreed to pay $3.65 million in attorneys' fees to the 17 states involved in the antitrust case over the company's anti-steering rules barring merchants from encouraging consumers to use other credit cards, according to documents filed in New York federal court Wednesday.
May 12, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a New York federal judge to not stay an injunction allowing merchants to steer customers to cheaper credit cards, saying Monday that American Express Co. cannot show it is entitled to a stay.
May 04, 2015
American Express Co. asked a New York federal judge Friday to stay an injunction allowing merchants to steer customers to lower-cost credit cards, arguing it could sustain irreparable harm if the order were enforced before it had a chance to appeal.
April 30, 2015
A New York federal judge on Thursday ruled in American Express Co.'s dispute with federal authorities that AmEx must change its anti-steering rules that barred merchants from encouraging consumers to use cheaper credit card brands after recently finding the rules violate antitrust law.
April 20, 2015
Dozens of retailers suggested a New York federal judge tweak the U.S. Department of Justice's proposed fix to American Express Co.'s anti-steering merchant rules, but the government responded Friday saying such revisions were not necessary since its plan would require AmEx to abide by federal antitrust laws.
April 03, 2015
The New York federal judge overseeing a dispute between American Express Co. and the U.S. Department of Justice over fixes to AmEx's anti-steering merchant rules on Friday allowed Wal-Mart, Whole Foods and others to offer their input after they said they were concerned about the fixes' effectiveness.