In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation Assigned to: Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie Referred to: Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo Cause: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

1:05-md-01720

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

January 23, 2008
Credit Card Plaintiffs Dealt Discovery Setback

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
Credit Card Defendants Oppose Special Master

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
Court Denies Some Claims In Interchange Fee Case

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
MasterCard Antitrust Claims Should Stay: Judge

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.