January 12, 2016
Visa told a New York federal judge Monday there's no need for a conference regarding Home Depot's likely challenge to its suit seeking to bar the hardware store chain from filing its own antitrust action over allegedly fixed swipe fees, arguing the court has already rejected similar arguments in previous litigation.
January 05, 2016
The Home Depot asked a New York federal judge Monday for a conference regarding its anticipated motion to dismiss a declaratory judgment action filed against it by Visa following a $7.25 billion settlement in antitrust litigation over an alleged plot to fix credit-card swipe fees, calling the suit "useless."
August 07, 2015
Urban Outfitters Inc. agreed Friday to settle its claims against Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. as part of multidistrict antitrust litigation over the credit card companies' interchange fees, according to a filing in New York federal court.
July 30, 2015
Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have objected to the $7.25 billion antitrust settlement Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. reached over their interchange fees, arguing the plaintiffs were inadequately represented by an attorney who allegedly exchanged confidential information with a now-indicted lawyer representing their adversary.
June 29, 2015
An unethical relationship between a former MasterCard Inc. lawyer and a plaintiffs attorney that resulted in their sharing confidential information irrevocably tainted multibillion-dollar swipe fee settlements with MasterCard, Visa Inc. and American Express Co., an attorney representing major retailers told a New York federal court Monday.
June 16, 2015
Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. reached settlements Monday with ShopRite Inc. and several other retailers who opted out of a $7.25 billion class deal in multidistrict antitrust litigation over the credit card companies' interchange fees.
March 31, 2015
Target Corp. and other merchants objecting to multibillion-dollar MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. swipe fee settlements told a New York federal judge Monday that Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has dragged its feet in providing sensitive communications sent by an indicted former partner that they argue may undermine the deals.
March 11, 2015
Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. reached settlements Wednesday with the state of Arizona, the Minnesota Twins and more than a dozen retailers and restaurateurs who opted out of a $7.25 billion class deal in multidistrict antitrust litigation over the credit card companies' interchange fees.
February 26, 2015
Personal emails between a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner and a plaintiffs attorney should be made available to determine if the conversations compromised the integrity of the multibillion-dollar MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. swipe fee settlement, an attorney for Home Depot Inc. told a New York federal judge Thursday.
February 20, 2015
A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP lawyer who has been indicted for fraud sent confidential information from client MasterCard Inc. to a plaintiffs attorney representing a group of retailers in antitrust litigation against American Express Co., the firm said Thursday in New York federal court.