Padao v. American Express National Bank

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:22-cv-00145

Court:

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Banks and Banking

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Richard E. Myers, II

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  1. December 12, 2023

    AmEx Military Lending Suit Paused As 4th Circ. Mulls Citi Suit

    A proposed class action accusing American Express of charging service members unlawfully high interest rates has been put on pause as the Fourth Circuit considers an appeal involving a relevant arbitration enforcement issue in a similar case against Citibank NA.

  2. March 03, 2023

    DOJ Says Citi, AmEx Can't Arbitrate Military Customer Cases

    The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a North Carolina federal court to deny bids by American Express and Citibank to force individual arbitration of class actions that allege they overcharged military credit card customers, saying a 2019 federal law overrode the agreements that the banks seek to invoke.

  3. February 28, 2023

    AmEx Wants Military Class Action Stay Until Arbitration Ruling

    American Express wants to be shielded from depositions and document disclosures until a North Carolina federal court rules on whether a cardholder suing for more than $5 million on behalf of a proposed class allegedly denied military discounts has to arbitrate.