Home Depot's Credit-Card Antitrust Claims: Privacy Takeaways

Law360, New York ( June 23, 2016, 11:49 AM EDT) -- A recent bombshell lawsuit by The Home Depot Inc. alleges patterns of antitrust violations, illegal collusion and anti-competitive conduct by the Visa and MasterCard credit card networks. The suit arises in a climate in which the networks are increasingly under attack by retailers, and in which The Home Depot is embroiled in extensive litigation stemming from a massive 2014 breach of customer data. Finally, for consumers concerned with payment card security, the suit highlights potential weaknesses in some U. S. payment card technologies particularly when compared to systems widely used overseas. . . .

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