October 02, 2018
Multidistrict litigation accusing American Express of keeping competitors at bay by not letting merchants steer customers toward other cards appeared bound for trial after the charge card giant told a New York federal judge Monday it has decided not to challenge one of the possible markets identified by retailers.
September 27, 2018
An effort by American Express to throw out antitrust claims has been rejected in New York federal court, where the charge card giant is facing multidistrict litigation accusing it of keeping competitors at bay by not letting merchants steer customers toward other cards.
July 30, 2018
A group of merchants challenging American Express Co.'s rules barring them from steering customers to cheaper payment options outlined a new plan Friday to forge ahead with their case in New York federal court despite the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision finding the rules legal.
October 24, 2017
A New York federal judge on Tuesday paused the long-running multidistrict litigation against American Express Co. over rules barring merchants from steering customers to other credit cards while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an appeal in a related case.
April 26, 2017
The Brooklyn federal judge handling antitrust claims against American Express over rules barring merchants from suggesting the use of other credit cards was in no hurry Wednesday to prod the the six-year-old litigation forward, with a key ruling in favor of AmEx in a related case possibly bound for the Supreme Court.
November 07, 2016
A federal magistrate approved an arrangement Monday allowing a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP partner accused of defrauding the law firms and client MasterCard Inc. out of $7.8 million to access sealed documents to build her defense in New Jersey federal court.
January 28, 2016
Merchants suing American Express Co. over its anti-steering rules said Wednesday the two sides have run into a disagreement about whether the multidistrict litigation is affected by a temporary stay the Second Circuit recently issued in a parallel government case.
January 07, 2016
The New York federal judge overseeing an antitrust challenge to American Express' merchant rules refused Thursday to apply the government's win in similar litigation to private claims brought by a host of grocery and pharmacy chains while the Second Circuit reviews the federal enforcer's case.
November 06, 2015
Retailers hitting American Express with an antitrust suit over its swipe fees told a New York federal judge Friday that a new Eleventh Circuit decision knocking out Florida's no-surcharge law backs up their criticism of AmEx's rule barring surcharges to cover the cost of swipe fees.
November 02, 2015
American Express urged a New York federal court Friday to block retailers from introducing a variety of evidence in a potential trial in antitrust litigation targeting the company's credit card swipe fees, including evidence of past consent orders the company has entered with the government and a recently rejected settlement in the current case.