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In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

1:05-md-01720

Court:

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Brian M. Cogan

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  1. February 24, 2026

    Personal Injury Firm Fights Sanctions Bid In Swipe-Fee Case

    A personal injury firm and its referral partner have pushed back against a sanctions bid from a class of merchants in a long-running antitrust litigation against Visa and Mastercard over swipe fees, arguing the plaintiffs are seeking "drastic relief" without a showing that any class member was harmed by allegedly misleading information the firm gave them.

  2. February 10, 2026

    Swipe-Fee Class Wants Personal Injury Firm Sanctioned

    A class of merchants in a lengthy antitrust litigation against Visa and Mastercard is seeking sanctions against a personal injury firm and one of its referral partners, arguing the third-party entities have repeatedly misled would-be class members about the case's settlement and how much recovery they might receive.

  3. January 15, 2026

    Visa, Mastercard Defend Swipe-Fee Deal Amid Objections

    Visa and Mastercard have again urged a New York federal judge to grant the first green light to a new settlement between the card issuers and a class of potentially millions of merchants to resolve two decades of antitrust litigation, pushing back against objections from Walmart and other merchant industry groups.

  4. December 15, 2025

    Walmart Adds To Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal Objections

    Walmart has become the latest retailer to object to a proposed new settlement between Visa, Mastercard and a class of potentially millions of merchants to resolve two decades of antitrust litigation, claiming the class plaintiffs and counsel have "sold out their fellow class members."

  5. December 12, 2025

    Merchant Orgs. Fight Latest Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal

    The National Association of College Stores, Energy Markets of America and other industry groups objected Friday to a proposed new settlement between Visa, Mastercard and a class of potentially millions of merchants to resolve two decades of antitrust litigation, claiming the deal "does not come close to fixing the swipe fee challenges" faced by merchants.

  6. November 10, 2025

    Visa, Mastercard Cut New Deal Worth 'Well More Than $200B'

    Visa, Mastercard and a class of potentially millions of merchants announced a new settlement Monday resolving two decades of antitrust litigation, which would permit more flexibility on what cards are accepted and would lower fees — with a five-year cap — to address a New York federal judge's concerns that an earlier version wasn't enough.

  7. September 02, 2025

    Visa, Mastercard Still Can't Beat Intuit, Block Antitrust Claims

    A New York federal judge has rejected Visa and Mastercard's latest effort to ditch antitrust claims brought by Intuit and Block in long-running multidistrict litigation over payment processing fees, agreeing with a magistrate judge's finding that the court has already considered and rejected the credit companies' arguments.

  8. August 20, 2025

    Visa Deal Does Not Bar Other Swipe Fee Claims, Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Visa cannot enforce a $5.54 billion settlement in long-running multidistrict antitrust litigation against a class of Visa debit cardholders in a separate, similar suit, finding that the deal does not cover their claims, and therefore the claims can't be released.

  9. February 25, 2025

    Referral Co. Barred From $5.54B Swipe Fee MDL Settlement

    A New York federal judge has blocked a referral partner of a claims filing service from any role in the $5.54 billion settlement of long-running multidistrict litigation accusing Visa and Mastercard of charging improper merchant fees, after the referral partner allegedly improperly used class member information to submit claims.

  10. October 23, 2024

    Co. Misleads Claimants About Visa Mastercard MDL, Attys Say

    Class counsel for plaintiffs in long-running multidistrict litigation accusing Visa and Mastercard of charging improper merchant fees asked a New York federal judge to demand explanations from a third-party company over misleading statements it allegedly made regarding the claims-submission process for recovering settlement payments.