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1:05-md-01720

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New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

410 Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

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Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie

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July 26, 2012
Grocers Group Latest To Oppose $7B Interchange Fee Deal

The National Grocers Association on Thursday became the second named plaintiff in multidistrict litigation over interchange fee antitrust claims to oppose a $7.25 billion settlement with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., hiring the same law firm already handling a similar challenge.
July 25, 2012
Retail Opposition Clouds $7B Interchange Fee Deal's Future

Backed by antitrust big guns Constantine Cannon LLP, the retail group behind growing opposition to Visa Inc.'s and MasterCard Inc.'s $7 billion settlement in the interchange fee antitrust case may not derail the deal completely but could force the credit card giants back to the negotiating table.
July 24, 2012
Following Target, Wal-Mart Opposes $7B Swipe Fee Deal

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. became the latest retailer to criticize a recent $7.25 billion settlement in an antitrust class action against Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over interchange fees paid by merchants, saying Tuesday that the deal fell short of making real change.
July 23, 2012
Target Says $7B Visa, MasterCard Settlement A Raw Deal

Target Corp. on Friday came out against a recent $7.25 billion settlement in antitrust multidistrict litigation against Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over interchange, or swipe, fees paid by merchants, saying the deal would actually hurt consumers and retailers alike.
July 20, 2012
Attys In $7.25B Visa, Mastercard Case Ask To Drop Trade Group

The head lawyers representing a class of merchants in their proposed $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Thursday moved to drop a trade association as a client, saying they can't represent the group anymore since it opposes the deal.
July 13, 2012
Visa, MasterCard To Pay $7.25B To Settle Card-Fee MDL

Credit card companies Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. and a slew of banks agreed Friday to a $7.25 billion settlement ending class allegations in a sprawling multidistrict litigation in New York that they artificially inflated the prices of interchange fees paid by merchants.
November 02, 2011
Visa, MasterCard, Banks Call Card-Fee MDL Groundless

Credit card companies Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. and a host of banks fought antitrust and other allegations from a sprawling multidistrict litigation over interchange fees on Wednesday, arguing to a New York federal judge that the merchant plaintiffs have no grounds for their case.
August 30, 2010
EU Docs Off-Limits In Interchange Fee MDL, Court Says

A federal judge has refused to force Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. to turn over official records from the European Commission's antitrust investigation of their interchange fee practices to U.S. plaintiffs, ruling that the law of international comity favored protecting the confidentiality of the European proceedings.
July 29, 2010
Visa May Face DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Surcharge Rules

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering launching an antitrust suit against Visa Inc. over its rules preventing merchants from charging customers for using credit cards, though the financial giant has said it is in talks to resolve both the government's concerns and similar claims in related litigation.
January 06, 2010
Fee MDL Plaintiffs Clamor For Visa, MasterCard EU Info

The plaintiffs in multidistrict antitrust litigation over payment card interchange fees have asked a judge to compel Visa Inc. to turn over a European Commission statement of objection and make MasterCard Inc. produce a record of a hearing before the commission.

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