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American Express Anti-Steering Rules Antitrust Litigation NO II Assigned to: Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis Referred to: Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust
Case Number:
1:11-md-02221
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Berman Tabacco
- Boies Schiller
- Bondurant Mixson
- Brune Law PC
- Clarick Gueron
- Cohen Milstein
- Constantine Cannon
- Cooley LLP
- Cravath Swaine
- Crowell & Moring
- Dechert LLP
- Dentons
- DLA Piper
- Freed Kanner
- Freshfields
- Gilbert LLP
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Gustafson Gluek
- Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
- Hangley Aronchick
- Hausfeld LLP
- Heins Mills
- Hilliard & Shadowen
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Johns Flaherty
- Kahn Swick
- Keller Postman
- Kenny Nachwalter
- King & Spalding
- Kron & Card
- Labaton Keller
- Law Offices of Marc Seldin Rosen
- Lite DePalma
- Miller & Chevalier
- Nussbaum Law Group
- Quinn Connor Weaver
- Radice Law Firm
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Robins Kaplan
- Sarraf Gentile
- Saveri & Saveri
- Spector Roseman
- Sperling & Slater
- Squire Patton
- Stinson LLP
- Vanek Vickers
- Vorys
- Whatley Kallas
Companies
- 7-Eleven Inc.
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
- Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative Inc.
- AirTran Holdings, Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
- American Express Co.
- Ann Inc.
- Ascena Retail Group Inc.
- Ashley Home Stores Ltd.
- AutoNation Inc.
- AutoZone Inc.
- Barnes & Noble Education Inc.
- Belk Inc.
- Best Buy Co. Inc.
- Big Lots Inc.
- Bi-Lo
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
- Bridgestone Corp.
- Brooks Brothers Group Inc.
- Brookshire Grocery
- Caleres Inc.
- CarMax Inc.
- Chico's FAS Inc.
- Christopher & Banks Corporation
- CoreLogic Inc.
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Coulson Oil Co.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
- Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc.
- Crestline Hotels & Resorts LLC Inc.
- Cumberland Farms Inc.
- CVS Health Corp.
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- Denver Mattress Co.
- Designer Brands Inc.
- Drury Hotels Co. LLC
- Enterprise Holdings Inc.
- Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
- Fleet Farm
- Gander Mountain Co.
- Gulf Oil Limited Partnership
- H‑E‑B LP
- HMSHost Corp.
- Holiday Companies
- Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.
- Hot Topic, Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- Ingram Micro Inc.
- Jack In The Box Inc.
- J.C. Penney Co. Inc.
- Kohl's Corp.
- L Brands Inc.
- Lord & Taylor LLC
- Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc.
- Macy's Inc.
- Marathon Petroleum Corp.
- Marriott International Inc.
- MasterCard Inc.
- MorphoTrust USA Inc.
- National Association of Convenience Stores
- National Retail Federation Inc.
- Nespresso USA Inc.
- Nestle SA
- Newegg Inc.
- OfficeMax Inc.
- O'Reilly Automotive Inc.
- Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.
- Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
- PetSmart Inc.
- Public Storage
- RaceTrac Petroleum
- Republic Services Inc.
- Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc.
- Retail Industry Leaders Association Inc.
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Roundy's Supermarkets Inc.
- Safeway Inc.
- Saks Fifth Avenue LLC
- Sears Holdings Corp.
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- Speedway LLC
- Spirit Airlines Inc.
- Starbucks Corp.
- Stein Mart, Inc.
- Supervalu Inc.
- Swarovski AG
- Target Corp.
- TD SYNNEX Corp.
- The Buckle Inc.
- The Children's Place Inc.
- The Gap Inc.
- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
- The Home Depot Inc.
- The Kroger Co.
- The Marcus Corp.
- The New York Times Co.
- The ODP Corp.
- The TJX Cos. Inc.
- Urban Outfitters Inc.
- Visa Inc.
- Walmart Inc.
- Whole Foods Market Inc.
- Williams-Sonoma Inc.
- Yum Brands Inc.
Sectors & Industries:
- Basic Materials
- Consumer Goods
- Financial
- Healthcare
- Industrial Goods
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Services
- Apparel Stores
- Auto Dealerships
- Auto Parts Stores
- Business Services
- Catalog & Mail Order Houses
- Computers Wholesale
- Department Stores
- Discount, Variety Stores
- Drug Stores
- Food Wholesale
- Grocery Stores
- Home Furnishing Stores
- Industrial Equipment Wholesale
- Legal services
- Lodging
- Major Airlines
- Newspapers
- Regional Airlines
- Rental & Leasing Services
- Resorts & Casinos
- Restaurants
- Specialty Eateries
- Specialty Retail, Other
- Sporting Goods Stores
- Technology
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