November 26, 2008
A federal judge overseeing the massive interchange fee antitrust litigation in New York has tossed a supplemental complaint against MasterCard Inc. over its initial public offering, but will give the merchant plaintiffs a chance to plug the holes in their claims.
May 13, 2008
A federal judge in the multidistrict litigation over credit card interchange fees has revealed that he inadvertently owned Visa shares for 18 days but says he does not believe the matter is grounds to disqualify him.
March 17, 2008
A group of businesses that sued Visa USA Inc. and MasterCard International Inc. over their contentious interchange fees has lost a challenge to a federal court's ruling that evidence of its antitrust claims was unpersuasive.
February 13, 2008
MasterCard's 2006 initial public offering, which reorganized its business, will undergo antitrust scrutiny now that a judge has allowed legal claims challenging the IPO to proceed as part of a related class action against the company.
January 23, 2008
A magistrate judge presiding over the antitrust litigation over credit card interchange fees has shot down the plaintiffs’ bids to bring a special master into the case and to expand discovery.
January 22, 2008
Defendants in the payment card interchange fee litigation have opposed the class plaintiffs' motion requesting the appointment of a special master and the adoption of certain privilege dispute procedures that stem from the Vioxx product liability litigation.
January 15, 2008
Following a magistrate judge's recommendation, the federal court in charge of the ongoing antitrust case over credit card interchange fees has struck down claims for damages incurred before Jan. 1, 2004.
January 14, 2008
A magistrate judge in the ongoing case over MasterCard Inc.'s interchange fees has strongly urged the court to deny the company's request to dismiss monopolization claims.