January 23, 2025
A D.C. federal judge seemed poised Thursday to give final blessing to a $197.5 million settlement resolving class action claims that Visa and Mastercard conspired with major banks to fix ATM access fees, but the judge said he needed more time to reflect on attorney fees.
May 29, 2024
A pair of Visa and Mastercard consumers asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday to greenlight a $197.5 million class settlement that would resolve claims that the credit card companies conspired with major banks to fix ATM access fees.
August 09, 2022
A Washington, D.C., federal judge has awarded more than $20 million in fees, plus another $10 million for litigation expenses, to three firms that brokered a $66.7 million settlement with major banks over claims they conspired to fix ATM access fees.
May 17, 2022
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday seemed poised to grant final approval to a $66.74 million settlement Bank of America Corp., Chase Bank USA NA and other financial institutions reached with a group of consumers to end claims they fixed prices with credit card issuers to keep ATM fees inflated.
March 14, 2022
An objector has urged a D.C. federal judge to reject a request by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Mehri & Skalet PLLC for $20 million in fees for cutting a $66.74 million deal to end decadelong antitrust claims over banks' ATM fees.
March 01, 2022
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Mehri & Skalet PLLC have asked a D.C. federal judge for more than $20 million in fees for the more than 30,500 hours they invested in a decadelong antitrust case accusing banks of illegally setting ATM fees.
October 06, 2020
A group of consumers has asked a D.C. federal judge to preliminarily approve a $66.74 million deal with Bank of America and other financial institutions to end claims they fixed prices with credit card issuers to keep ATM fees inflated.
January 31, 2012
Visa Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide argued Monday that the plaintiffs in three consolidated antitrust class actions over their ATM access fee policies had neither plausibly accused the companies of conspiring to hinder trade nor pointed to any real antitrust injury the policies caused.
November 23, 2011
A Washington federal judge said Wednesday that she intended to consolidate four class actions accusing Visa Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide of antitrust violations over restrictions placed on ATM access fees.