In re Payment Card Interchange

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Case Number:

12-4671

Court:

Appellate - 2nd Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3410 STATUTES-Antitrust

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  1. December 01, 2016

    $7B Visa-MasterCard Fee Deal Hits Supreme Court

    A group of retailers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider their landmark, $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and MasterCard after the Second Circuit nixed the interchange fee deal.

  2. June 30, 2016

    Nixed $7B Swipe Fee Deal Sends Warning On Class Conflicts

    The Second Circuit's decision on Thursday to invalidate Visa and MasterCard's $7.25 billion antitrust settlement over interchange fees does not change the legal standards for settling class actions, but it sends a powerful signal that class representatives can't get away with compromising someone else's fundamentally conflicting interests, experts say.

  3. June 30, 2016

    $7B Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Deal Nixed By 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Thursday overturned Visa and MasterCard's $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with retailers over swipe fees, finding that merchants who would accept the cards after the settlement date were not adequately represented.

  4. November 25, 2015

    Merchants Slam $7.25B Interchange Fee Deal's 'Limited' Relief

    Attorneys for a slew of merchants told the Second Circuit Tuesday that a $7.25 billion settlement reached with Visa and MasterCard over interchange fees has "critical infirmities," saying the deal provides "limited and temporary" relief to the class but gives an "all-encompassing and perpetual" release to the defendants.

  5. November 13, 2015

    11th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Clear $7.25B Deal, 2nd Circ. Told

    Dozens of retailers objecting to a $7.25 billion settlement reached with Visa and MasterCard over interchange fees told the Second Circuit on Thursday that an Eleventh Circuit decision striking down Florida's anti-surcharge law shows the settlement was inadequate, countering businesses claiming the decision proves the deal was fair.

  6. September 28, 2015

    Retailers Say Visa, MasterCard Aim To Buy Antitrust Immunity

    Hundreds of retailers fighting Visa and MasterCard's landmark $7 billion interchange fee settlement told the Second Circuit Monday that the credit card giants were trying to buy perpetual antitrust immunity for their merchant rules.

  7. September 25, 2015

    2nd Circ. To Weigh Injunction In $7B Swipe Fee Deal

    A slew of retailers will get their final chance Monday to tell the Second Circuit why it should nix a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement over credit card interchange fees in a showdown expected to focus on whether the landmark deal unduly forces all retailers to forfeit their rights to challenge Visa and MasterCard's rules in the future in exchange for a limited injunction.

  8. August 25, 2015

    Citi Slams Merchants' Update In $7B Swipe Fee Appeal

    Citibank NA wrote to the Second Circuit on Monday to correct purported misstatements in a recent letter sent by merchants appealing a $7.25 billion settlement over credit card swipe fees updating the court about a similar case involving American Express Co. in which a settlement was recently thrown out because of attorney misconduct.

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