related Case:
Case Number:
1:05-md-01720
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Skadden Arps
 - Winston & Strawn
 - Norton Rose
 - Burns Charest
 - Imbesi Law
 - Willkie Farr
 - Crowley Norman
 - WilmerHale
 - Weinstein Kitchenoff
 - Zuckerman Spaeder
 - Greenberg Traurig
 - Nix Patterson
 - Carle Mackie
 - Freed Kanner
 - Gustafson Gluek
 - Reinhardt Wendorf
 - Lewis Baach
 - Finkelstein Thompson
 - DiCello Levitt
 - Gardner Law Office
 - Meyer Darragh
 - Kirkland & Ellis
 - Patterson Belknap
 - Goodwin Procter
 - Gibbs & Bruns
 - Pion Nerone
 - Gilbert LLP
 - Troutman
 - Jones Day
 - Morgan Lewis
 - Cleary Gottlieb
 - Manatt Phelps
 - Wiley Rein
 - Blank Rome
 - Linklaters LLP
 - Palmersheim & Mathew
 - Spiro Harrison
 - Joyce Law Firm
 - Parker Waichman
 - Axinn Veltrop
 - Freshfields
 - Arnold & Porter
 - Alioto Law Firm
 - Kaplan Fox
 - Cohen Ziffer
 - Reed Smith
 - Vorys
 - Cravath Swaine
 - Squire Patton
 - Faegre Drinker
 - Baker Botts
 - DLA Piper
 - Cooley LLP
 - Burke LLP
 - Chitwood Harley
 - Chestnut Cambronne
 - Robbins Geller
 - Goldstein & Russell
 - Bondurant Mixson
 - Hilliard Shadowen
 - Calcagni & Kanefsky
 - Cohen & Gresser
 - Holwell Shuster
 - Trachtenberg & Arena
 - Freedman Boyd
 - Garwin Gerstein
 - Wilson Sonsini
 - Krantz & Berman
 - Dowd Bennett
 - Joshua R. Furman Law
 - Lockridge Grindal
 - Newman Ferrara
 - Barrack Rodos
 - Korein Tillery
 - Zimmer Citron
 - Cuneo Gilbert
 - Rivero Mestre
 - DeMarco Law
 - Greenberg Freeman
 - Litchfield Cavo
 - NastLaw
 - Corlew Munford
 - Joseph Saveri Law Firm
 - Seeger Weiss
 - Plews Shadley
 - Gish PLLC
 - Robins Kaplan
 - Hausfeld LLP
 - Dilworth Paxson
 - MoloLamken
 - Gordon Rees
 - Paul Weiss
 - Carlton Fields
 - Hatch Law Group
 - Zeldes Needle
 - Spector Roseman
 - Evangelista Worley
 - Schlam Stone
 - Offit Kurman
 - Faruqi & Faruqi
 - Frantz Ward
 - Shinder Cantor
 - Clarick Gueron
 - Motley Rice
 - Rakower Law PLLC
 - James Dodge Russell & Stephens
 - Law Offices of Lingel H. Winters
 - Boni Zack
 - Phillips Nizer
 - McGuireWoods
 - Kudman Trachten
 - Pearson Warshaw
 - Yetter Coleman
 - Vaughan & Murphy
 - Hagens Berman
 - Fleischman Bonner
 - Kramer Levin
 - Rogers Patrick
 - Ahmad Zavitsanos
 - Selendy Gay
 - Pomerantz LLP
 - Smith Gambrell
 - Borah Goldstein
 - Akerman LLP
 - Keil & Goodson
 - Carella Byrne
 - Quinn Emanuel
 - Boies Schiller
 - Kohn Swift
 - A&O Shearman
 - Beck Redden
 - Calcaterra Pollack
 - Starr Gern
 - Dunning Rievman
 - Baker & Hostetler
 - McKool Smith
 - Seyfarth Shaw
 - Perkins Coie
 - Devine Goodman
 - Quinn Connor Weaver
 - Burdine Wynne
 - Gibson Dunn
 - O'Melveny & Myers
 - Nussbaum Law Group
 - Robinson & Cole
 - Morrison & Foerster
 - Criden & Love
 - Strange & Butler
 - Steptoe LLP
 - Lieff Cabraser
 - Davis Polk
 - Sidley Austin
 - Nassiri & Jung
 - Edwards Wildman
 - Bartko Pavia
 - Crowell & Moring
 - Sherrard Roe
 - Smith Campbell
 - Hartley LLP
 - Gaslowitz Frankel
 - Giskan Solotaroff
 - Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale
 - Kutak Rock
 - Cotten Schmidt
 - Hangley Aronchick
 - Pullman & Comley
 - Carroll Warren
 - Wolf Haldenstein
 - Cotchett Pitre
 - Emery Celli
 - Farar & Lewis
 - Scott&Scott
 - Armstrong Teasdale
 - Sheppard Mullin
 - Miller & Chevalier
 - Wolf Popper
 - Whatley Kallas
 - Wheeler Trigg
 - Cohen Milstein
 - Keating Muething
 - Proskauer Rose
 - Sperling Kenny
 - Miller Shah
 - Berger Montague
 - Susman Godfrey
 - Binder & Schwartz
 - Alston & Bird
 - Brownstein Hyatt
 - Kirby McInerney
 - Constantine Cannon
 - Orrick Herrington
 - Jackson Walker LLP
 - Fine Kaplan
 - Grant & Eisenhofer
 - Labaton Keller
 - Hartline Barger
 - Schlanger Law Group
 - Latham & Watkins
 
Companies
- Fareway Stores Inc.
 - White Castle Management Co.
 - Ignite Restaurant Group Inc.
 - Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative Inc.
 - W.S. Badcock Corp.
 - Central Coop
 - Victim Response
 - RaceTrac Petroleum
 - Virginia Tech Services Inc.
 - Manor Capital Recovery Inc.
 - Washington Mutual Inc.
 - Dollar Tree Inc.
 - Cox Enterprises Inc.
 - Ascena Retail Group Inc.
 - Sinclair Oil Corp.
 - Lumen Technologies Inc.
 - SGS SA
 - T-Mobile US Inc.
 - Dell Technologies Inc.
 - Clearing House Payments Co. LLC
 - WideOpenWest Finance LLC
 - Papa Murphy's Holdings Inc.
 - Coulson Oil Co.
 - Retail Industry Leaders Association Inc.
 - Food Giant Supermarkets Inc.
 - JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 - MasterCard Inc.
 - CITGO Petroleum Corp.
 - Cox Media Group Inc.
 - Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
 - Truist Financial Corp.
 - Aldi GmbH & Co. KG
 - Panera Bread
 - Houchens Industries
 - Stein Mart, Inc.
 - L Brands Inc.
 - TD SYNNEX Corp.
 - Global Payments Inc.
 - Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
 - Discover Financial Services Inc.
 - CKE Restaurants Inc.
 - Drury Hotels Co. LLC
 - Speedway LLC
 - Digital River Inc.
 - OfficeMax Inc.
 - Barnes & Noble Education Inc.
 - Trans World Entertainment Corp.
 - Apothecare Inc.
 - Carnival Corp. & PLC
 - Gilt Groupe Inc.
 - Bridgestone Corp.
 - The Children's Place Inc.
 - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
 - Burger King Holdings Inc.
 - Food Marketing Institute
 - Chico's FAS Inc.
 - Meadow
 - MetroPCS Wireless Inc.
 - Genesco Inc.
 - Boscov's Department Stores LLC
 - Capital One Financial Corp.
 - Kum & Go LC
 - CHS Inc.
 - Spectrum Management Holding Co.
 - Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc.
 - Flapan LLC
 - 24 Hour Fitness USA Inc.
 - Claims Compensation Bureau LLC
 - Cox Operating LLC
 - In-N-Out Burgers Inc.
 - DISH Network Corp.
 - Boston Market Corp.
 - HMSHost Corp.
 - Barneys New York Inc.
 - Lettuce Entertain You
 - Bass Pro Shops
 - Eat'n Park Hospitality Group Inc.
 - Financial Recovery Services Inc.
 - DPL Inc.
 - Prime Inc.
 - Union Square Hospitality Group LLC
 - Bauer Inc.
 - Costco Wholesale Corp.
 - Discover Bank
 - Intuit Inc.
 - NBCUniversal Media LLC
 - First National of Nebraska Inc.
 - Best Buy Co. Inc.
 - Costco
 - Macy's Inc.
 - Cottrill's Pharmacy
 - Level 3 Communications Inc.
 - Cox Communications Inc.
 - The ODP Corp.
 - Crystal Rock Holdings Inc.
 - Urban Outfitters Inc.
 - Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC
 - Holiday Companies
 - Discount Drug Mart Inc.
 - QVC Inc.
 - Payless ShoeSource Inc.
 - Tractor Supply Co.
 - CVS Health Corp.
 - Roundy's Supermarkets Inc.
 - Hertz Global Holdings Inc.
 - Inter IKEA Systems BV
 - Darden Restaurants Inc.
 - Fifth Third Bancorp
 - Ancestry
 - Managed Care Advisory Group LLC
 - Minnesota Twins
 - LJ International, Inc.
 - Cumberland Farms Inc.
 - Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.
 - G6 Hospitality LLC
 - Jack In The Box Inc.
 - Buc-ee's Ltd.
 - Crocs Inc.
 - Oxford Industries Inc.
 - Pilot Travel Centers LLC
 - Whole Foods Market Inc.
 - Expedia Group Inc.
 - Airbnb Inc.
 - The Home Depot Inc.
 - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
 - Expedia Cruises
 - The TJX Cos. Inc.
 - Starbucks Corp.
 - Pizza Hut Inc.
 - Zappos.com Inc.
 - National Restaurant Association
 - Cardtronics PLC
 - American Express Co.
 - The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
 - Wells Fargo & Co.
 - BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
 - Quiznos
 - New York & Company, Inc.
 - Target Corp.
 - 1-800 Contacts Inc.
 - Brooks Brothers Group Inc.
 - Swarovski AG
 - MGM Resorts International
 - Andeavor Corp.
 - Luxottica Group S.p.A.
 - Chicago Trading Co. LLC
 - Visa Europe
 - Stater Bros.
 - Reeds Inc.
 - Blount Discount Pharmacy
 - Verizon Communications Inc.
 - Kwik Trip Inc.
 - Regents of the University of California
 - Saks Fifth Avenue LLC
 - Google LLC
 - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 - Walmart Inc.
 - Jay Petroleum Inc.
 - Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
 - Casey's General Stores Inc.
 - Petco Animal Supplies Inc.
 - Bank of America Corp.
 - Manheim Inc.
 - Christopher & Banks Corporation
 - Marathon Petroleum Corp.
 - David's Bridal Inc.
 - Sunoco LP
 - Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc.
 - Heartland Payment Systems Inc.
 - Sodexo SA
 - Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.
 - Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
 - Yum Brands Inc.
 - The Neiman Marcus Group LLC
 - Easy Breathe
 - Nike Inc.
 - Papa John's International Inc.
 - EE Ltd.
 - Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.
 - Alon USA Energy Inc.
 - ABP Corp.
 - Panera Bread Co.
 - QuikTrip Corp.
 - Motiva Enterprises LLC
 - Ralph Lauren Corp.
 - National Association of College Stores Inc.
 - The Bon-Ton Stores Inc.
 - Ancestry.com LLC
 - Coleman Oil Co.
 - National Association of Convenience Stores
 - Class Action Recovery Service
 - PetSmart Inc.
 - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts
 - Long Island Rail Road Co.
 - Bristol Farms Inc.
 - Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co.
 - Smart & Final Stores Inc.
 - Tommy Bahama Group Inc.
 - Big Lots Inc.
 - Enterprise Holdings Inc.
 - Citigroup Inc.
 - Stuart Weitzman Inc.
 - J.C. Penney Co. Inc.
 - Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc.
 - Hot Topic, Inc.
 - National Community Pharmacists Association
 - Watsco Inc.
 - The Gap Inc.
 - Barclays PLC
 - Barnes & Noble Inc.
 - Domino's Pizza Inc.
 - Newegg Inc.
 - Cary Oil Co. Inc.
 - Sears Holdings Corp.
 - Boyd Gaming Corp.
 - P.C. Richard & Son Inc.
 - J. Crew Group Inc.
 - Pepco Holdings Inc.
 - United Airlines Holdings Inc.
 - The Cato Corp.
 - 7-Eleven Inc.
 - First Data Corp.
 - Boomi LP
 - Accertify Inc.
 - TGI Friday's Inc.
 - Charming Charlie Inc.
 - Love's Travel Stops
 - Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
 - Luby's, Inc.
 - Michaels Stores Inc.
 - Amazon.com Inc.
 - American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
 - National Retail Federation Inc.
 - Gnarlywood LLC
 - Herc Holdings Inc.
 - Visa Inc.
 - HSBC Holdings PLC
 - Lowe's Cos. Inc.
 - Comcast Corp.
 - 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
 - Industrial Goods
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							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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						June 29, 2024
						
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						June 25, 2024
						
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						June 13, 2024
						
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						June 05, 2024
						
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						May 02, 2024
						
No Atty Fees For Objectors To $5.6B Swipe Fees Settlement
Class members who initially objected to a $5.6 billion settlement with Visa and Mastercard cannot collect nearly $1 million in attorney fees, a New York federal judge ruled Thursday, saying they haven't shown their objections to the original 2013 settlement substantially benefited the class.
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						May 02, 2024
						
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						April 29, 2024
						
Target, Grubhub Say Visa, Mastercard Fee Deal Is A Scam
Visa and Mastercard's settlement to slash their merchant fees by some $30 billion over the next several years has no fans in Target and Grubhub, who told the judge overseeing the long-running antitrust litigation that the deal isn't fair to anyone except the credit titans.
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						April 11, 2024
						
Visa Beats Some Merchant Claims In Antitrust MDL
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						March 26, 2024
						
Visa, Mastercard Cut Deal In Long-Running Swipe Fee Dispute
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