In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
1:05-md-01720
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Imbesi Law
- McGuireWoods
- Newman Ferrara
- Friedman Law Group Ltd.
- Cleary Gottlieb
- Weinstein Kitchenoff
- Nix Patterson
- Krantz & Berman
- Carle Mackie
- Freed Kanner
- Sherrard Roe
- Bartko LLP
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Lewis Baach
- Finkelstein Thompson
- Bondurant Mixson
- Gardner Law Office
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
- Winston & Strawn
- Lieff Cabraser
- Quinn Connor Weaver
- Norton Rose
- Palmersheim & Mathew
- Parker Waichman
- Axinn Veltrop
- Quinn Emanuel
- Sidley Austin
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Calcagni & Kanefsky
- Goodwin Procter
- Ahmad Zavitsanos
- Smith Campbell
- Chitwood Harley
- Dowd Bennett
- Chestnut Cambronne
- Kohn Swift
- Steptoe LLP
- Starr Gern
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- Goldstein & Russell
- DiCello Levitt
- Schlam Stone
- Cotten Schmidt
- Motley Rice
- Litchfield Cavo
- Korein Tillery
- Gaslowitz Frankel
- Freshfields
- Hilliard & Shadowen
- Trachtenberg & Arena
- Dilworth Paxson
- Gish PLLC
- Joshua R. Furman Law
- Freedman Boyd
- DLA Piper
- Baker & Hostetler
- Crowell & Moring
- Faegre Drinker
- Lockridge Grindal
- Berger Montague
- Barrack Rodos
- MoloLamken
- Evangelista Worley
- Vorys
- Meyer Darragh
- Boies Schiller
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Kudman Trachten
- Baker Botts
- Gustafson Gluek
- Kirkland & Ellis
- DeMarco Law
- Greenberg Freeman
- Gibbs & Bruns
- Rivero Mestre
- Corlew Munford
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Plews Shadley
- Gilbert LLP
- Kaplan Fox
- Garwin Gerstein
- Hatch Law Group
- Zeldes Needle
- Spector Roseman
- Seeger Weiss
- Kramer Levin
- Frantz Ward
- Pomerantz LLP
- Robinson & Cole
- Wiley Rein
- Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters
- Faruqi & Faruqi
- Phillips Nizer
- Shinder Cantor
- Emery Celli
- Reed Smith
- Clarick Gueron
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Perkins Coie
- Rakower Law PLLC
- Borah Goldstein
- James Dodge Russell & Stephens
- Boni Zack
- Giskan Solotaroff
- Selendy Gay
- Brune Law PC
- Cohen & Gresser
- Holwell Shuster
- Devine Goodman
- Vaughan & Murphy
- Calcaterra Pollack
- Patterson Belknap
- Hagens Berman
- Fleischman Bonner
- Rogers Patrick
- Keil & Goodson
- Robins Kaplan
- Carella Byrne
- Manatt Phelps
- Beck Redden
- NastLaw
- Dunning Rievman
- Davis Polk
- Pearson Warshaw
- Burdine Wynne
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Criden & Love
- Strange & Butler
- Offit Kurman
- Alioto Law Firm
- Nassiri & Jung
- Carlton Fields
- Squire Patton
- Scott&Scott
- Miller & Chevalier
- Hartley LLP
- Hausfeld LLP
- Sheppard Mullin
- Greenberg Traurig
- Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale
- Kutak Rock
- Hangley Aronchick
- Gibson Dunn
- Pullman & Comley
- Carroll Warren
- Cravath Swaine
- Skadden Arps
- Troutman
- Proskauer Rose
- Morgan Lewis
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Arnold & Porter
- Cotchett Pitre
- Jones Day
- Cooley LLP
- Spiro Harrison
- Paul Weiss
- Edwards Wildman
- Orrick Herrington
- Farar & Lewis
- Wilson Sonsini
- McKool Smith
- Wolf Popper
- Whatley Kallas
- Wheeler Trigg
- Joyce Law Firm
- Miller Shah LLP
- Cohen Milstein
- Morrison Foerster
- Robbins Geller
- Keating Muething
- Cohen Ziffer
- Sperling Kenny
- Akerman LLP
- Susman Godfrey
- Binder & Schwartz
- Brownstein Hyatt
- Alston & Bird
- Kirby McInerney
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Constantine Cannon
- Blank Rome
- WilmerHale
- Linklaters LLP
- A&O Shearman
- Crowley Norman
- Jackson Walker LLP
- Fine Kaplan
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Labaton Keller
- Gupta Wessler
- Hartline Barger
- Schlanger Law Group
- Latham & Watkins
- Willkie Farr
Companies
- Barclays PLC
- Boston Market Corp.
- Fareway Stores Inc.
- White Castle Management Co.
- Ignite Restaurant Group Inc.
- Flapan LLC
- Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative Inc.
- W.S. Badcock Corp.
- Victim Response
- Lowe's Cos. Inc.
- Virginia Tech Services Inc.
- Airbnb Inc.
- 7-Eleven Inc.
- Manor Capital Recovery Inc.
- Washington Mutual Inc.
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Dollar Tree Inc.
- Capital One Financial Corp.
- Cox Enterprises Inc.
- Ascena Retail Group Inc.
- Sinclair Oil Corp.
- SGS SA
- WideOpenWest Finance LLC
- Papa Murphy's Holdings Inc.
- Coulson Oil Co.
- Retail Industry Leaders Association Inc.
- Class Action Recovery Service
- Food Giant Supermarkets Inc.
- Bass Pro Shops
- MasterCard Inc.
- Clearing House Payments Co. LLC
- CITGO Petroleum Corp.
- Cox Media Group Inc.
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
- Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
- Tractor Supply Co.
- Motiva Enterprises LLC
- Stein Mart, Inc.
- HMSHost Corp.
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- Eat'n Park Hospitality Group Inc.
- TD SYNNEX Corp.
- Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
- Discover Financial Services Inc.
- Speedway LLC
- Digital River Inc.
- Ingram Micro Inc.
- Barnes & Noble Education Inc.
- Trans World Entertainment Corp.
- Apothecare Inc.
- Carnival Corp. & PLC
- Long Island Rail Road Co.
- Gilt Groupe Inc.
- Bridgestone Corp.
- The Children's Place Inc.
- Burger King Holdings Inc.
- Chico's FAS Inc.
- Meadow
- MetroPCS Wireless Inc.
- Genesco Inc.
- CHS Inc.
- Spectrum Management Holding Co.
- Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc.
- Oxford Industries Inc.
- Luxottica Group S.p.A.
- Claims Compensation Bureau LLC
- Boomi LP
- Cox Operating LLC
- In-N-Out Burgers Inc.
- Barneys New York Inc.
- 24 Hour Fitness USA Inc.
- Managed Care Advisory Group LLC
- Financial Recovery Services Inc.
- DPL Inc.
- Prime Inc.
- Union Square Hospitality Group LLC
- Food Marketing Institute
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Discover Bank
- Stater Bros.
- Drury Hotels Co. LLC
- Intuit Inc.
- Lumen Technologies Inc.
- First National of Nebraska Inc.
- Brooks Brothers Group Inc.
- OfficeMax Inc.
- PetSmart Inc.
- RaceTrac Petroleum
- Costco
- Cottrill's Pharmacy
- Level 3 Communications Inc.
- Boscov's Department Stores LLC
- Crystal Rock Holdings Inc.
- Ralph Lauren Corp.
- Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC
- Holiday Companies
- Andeavor Corp.
- Discount Drug Mart Inc.
- Whole Foods Market Inc.
- Petco Animal Supplies Inc.
- Best Buy Co. Inc.
- QVC Inc.
- Global Payments Inc.
- Hertz Global Holdings Inc.
- Inter IKEA Systems BV
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- Fifth Third Bancorp
- Ancestry
- Truist Financial Corp.
- Minnesota Twins
- LJ International, Inc.
- Cumberland Farms Inc.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Citigroup Inc.
- Herc Holdings Inc.
- Google LLC
- Expedia Group Inc.
- Crocs Inc.
- Foot Locker Inc.
- Jack In The Box Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- The TJX Cos. Inc.
- Macy's Inc.
- Expedia Cruises
- National Restaurant Association
- Payless ShoeSource Inc.
- BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
- Quiznos
- Walmart Inc.
- Kum & Go LC
- New York & Company, Inc.
- Cox Communications Inc.
- 1-800 Contacts Inc.
- Houchens Industries
- MGM Resorts International
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Target Corp.
- Chicago Trading Co. LLC
- Visa Europe
- Reeds Inc.
- Blount Discount Pharmacy
- Kwik Trip Inc.
- NBCUniversal Media LLC
- Roundy's Supermarkets Inc.
- Regents of the University of California
- Saks Fifth Avenue LLC
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- Jay Petroleum Inc.
- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
- Casey's General Stores Inc.
- T-Mobile US Inc.
- Manheim Inc.
- Christopher & Banks Corporation
- Marathon Petroleum Corp.
- David's Bridal Inc.
- American Express Co.
- Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc.
- Heartland Payment Systems Inc.
- Sodexo SA
- Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
- Pizza Hut Inc.
- The Neiman Marcus Group LLC
- Easy Breathe
- Nike Inc.
- Papa John's International Inc.
- DISH Network Corp.
- The ODP Corp.
- National Association of College Stores Inc.
- Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.
- EE Ltd.
- Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.
- Alon USA Energy Inc.
- ABP Corp.
- Panera Bread Co.
- QuikTrip Corp.
- Sunoco LP
- The Bon-Ton Stores Inc.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- Ancestry.com LLC
- Coleman Oil Co.
- National Association of Convenience Stores
- Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.
- Outrigger Hotels & Resorts
- Bristol Farms Inc.
- Smart & Final Stores Inc.
- Tommy Bahama Group Inc.
- Big Lots Inc.
- CVS Health Corp.
- Enterprise Holdings Inc.
- Zappos.com Inc.
- Boyd Gaming Corp.
- Stuart Weitzman Inc.
- J.C. Penney Co. Inc.
- Comcast Corp.
- Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc.
- Hot Topic, Inc.
- National Community Pharmacists Association
- Watsco Inc.
- The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
- The Gap Inc.
- Swarovski AG
- Barnes & Noble Inc.
- CKE Restaurants Inc.
- Domino's Pizza Inc.
- Starbucks Corp.
- Newegg Inc.
- Urban Outfitters Inc.
- Cary Oil Co. Inc.
- L Brands Inc.
- Sears Holdings Corp.
- J. Crew Group Inc.
- Pilot Travel Centers LLC
- P.C. Richard & Son Inc.
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co.
- The Home Depot Inc.
- Pepco Holdings Inc.
- United Airlines Holdings Inc.
- The Cato Corp.
- Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc.
- First Data Corp.
- Accertify Inc.
- TGI Friday's Inc.
- Charming Charlie Inc.
- Cardtronics PLC
- Love's Travel Stops
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- Luby's, Inc.
- Buc-ee's Ltd.
- Michaels Stores Inc.
- G6 Hospitality LLC
- Visa Inc.
- American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
- National Retail Federation Inc.
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Yum Brands Inc.
- Gnarlywood LLC
- Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
- HSBC Holdings PLC
- Apartment Investment & Management Co.
- GrubHub Inc.
- Designer Brands Inc.
- Dollar General Corp.
- Energy North Inc.
- Kohl's Corp.
- Fikes Wholesale Inc.
- Susser Holdings Corporation
- WideOpenWest LLC
- Westgate Resorts Ltd.
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
- Basic Materials
- Conglomerates
- Consumer Goods
- Financial
- Healthcare
-
Services
- Apparel Stores
- Auto Dealerships
- Business Services
- CATV Systems
- Catalog & Mail Order Houses
- Computers Wholesale
- Consumer Services
- Department Stores
- Discount, Variety Stores
- Diversified
- Drug Stores
- Education & Training Services
- Electronics Wholesale
- Food Wholesale
- General Entertainment
- Grocery Stores
- Home Improvement Stores
- Jewelry Stores
- Legal services
- Lodging
- Major Airlines
- Management Services
- Marketing Services
- Music & Video Stores
- Personal Services
- Railroads
- Rental & Leasing Services
- Resorts & Casinos
- Restaurants
- Specialty Eateries
- Specialty Retail, Other
- Sporting Activities
- Sporting Goods Stores
- TV
- Travel Services
- Trucking
- Wholesale, Other
- Technology
- Utilities
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The Retail Industry Leaders Association became the latest merchant group to oppose a $7 billion interchange fee antitrust settlement with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Wednesday, as the judge overseeing the case limited the amount of time objectors will have to lodge challenges to the deal.
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The plaintiffs' counsel that negotiated the $7.25 billion interchange fee settlement with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. are upset with efforts by one of the suit's named plaintiffs and its new attorneys to rally opposition to the deal, letters unsealed Monday show.
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Judge Sets October Deadline For $7B Card Swipe Fee Deal
A putative class of plaintiffs seeking approval for a record-setting $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and a slew of banks over the companies' credit card interchange fees has until late October to formally file the deal, according to an order unsealed Thursday.
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August 07, 2012
Durbin Rips $7B Visa, MasterCard Interchange Settlement
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., urged retailers Thursday to reject a $7.25 billion proposed settlement with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. in antitrust multidistrict litigation over interchange fees paid by merchants, calling the deal a "stunning giveaway."
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August 02, 2012
Pharmacy Group Opposes $7B Swipe Fee Antitrust Settlement
The $7.25 billion settlement resolving multidistrict antitrust allegations against Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over their allegedly excessive swipe fees again faced scrutiny on Wednesday as a pharmacists group became the latest to oppose the deal, saying it was not in the best interest of its members.
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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.
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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.