IN RE PAYMENT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE AND MERCHANT

Docket Nos. 12-4671-cv(L); 12-4708(CON); 12-4765(CON); 13-4719(CON); 13-4750(CON); 13-4751(CON); 13-4752(CON); 14-32(CON); 14-117(CON); 14-119(CON); 14-133(CON); 14-157(CON); 14-159(CON); 14-192(CON); 14-197(CON); 14-219(CON); 14-241(CON); 14-250(CON); 14-266(CON); 14-303(CON); 14-331(CON); 14-349(CON); 14-404(CON); 14-422(CON); 14-443(CON); 14-480(CON); 14-497(CON); 14-530(CON); 14-567(CON); 14-584(CON); 14-606(CON); 14-663(CON); 14-837(CON) August Term, 2015.

827 F.3d 223 (2016)

IN RE PAYMENT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE AND MERCHANT DISCOUNT ANTITRUST LITIGATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 30, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Goldstein ( Eric F. Citron , on the brief), Goldstein & Russell P.C., Washington, DC; Stephen R. Neuwirth , Sanford I. Weisburst , Steig D. Olson , and Cleland B. Welton II , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey I. Shinder , Gary J. Malone , and A. Owen Glist , Constantine Cannon LLP, New York, NY; Michael J. Canter , Robert N. Webner , and Kenneth J. Rubin , Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus OH; Gregory A. Clarick , Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP, New York, NY, for Objectors-Appellants and Plaintiffs-Appellants (Merchant Appellants).

Philip C. Korologos , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, NY, for Objectors-Appellants American Express Company, et al.

Jennifer M. Selendy ( William H. Pratt , on the brief), Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY, for Objectors-Appellants Discover Bank, et al.

Jason A. Yurasek ( Anahit Samarjian , on the brief), Perkins Coie LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Objectors-Appellants First Data Corporation, et al.

Andrew G. Celli, Jr. and Debra L. Greenberger , Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, New York, NY, for Objectors-Appellants (Merchant Trade Groups).

Jerrold S. Parker and Jay L.T. Breakstone , Parker Waichman, LLP, Port Washington, NY; Thomas P. Thrash and Marcus N. Bozeman , Thrash Law Firm, P.A., Little Rock, AR; Phillip Duncan and Richard Quintus , Duncan Firm, P.A., Little Rock, AR, for Appellant Retailers and Merchants Objectors.

Elizabeth Wolstein , Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP, New York, NY, for Objectors-Appellants U.S. PIRG and Consumer Reports.

Anthony F. Shelley , Adam P. Feinberg , Laura G. Ferguson , Michael N. Khalil , and Katherine E. Pappas , Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, DC, for Appellants Blue Cross and Blue Shield Entities and Wellpoint Entities.

Steve A. Miller , Denver, CO, for Appellant The Iron Barley Restaurant LLC.

John J. Pentz , Sudbury, MA, for Appellants Unlimited Vacations and Cruises, Inc., et al.

N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. , Gainesville, FL, for Appellant Optical Etc. LLC.

Christopher A. Bandas , Corpus Christi, TX, for Objectors-Appellants 1001 Property Solutions, LLC, et al.

Paul D. Clement ( Jeffrey M. Harris and Candice C. Wong , on the brief), Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC; K. Craig , Wildfang, Thomas J. Undlin , Ryan W. Marth , and Bernard Persky , Robins Kaplan , Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; H. Laddie Montague , Merrill G. Davidoff , and Michael J. Kane , Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; Bonny E. Sweeney , Joseph D. Daley , and Alexandra S. Bernay , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Joseph Goldberg , Freedman Boyd Goldberg Urias & Ward, P.A., Albuquerque, MN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Carter G. Philips ( David F. Graham , Robert N. Hochman , Benjamin R. Nagin , Eamon P. Joyce , and Mark D. Taticchi , on the brief), Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Robert C. Mason , Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, NY; Robert J. Vizas , Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mark R. Merley and Matthew A. Eisenstein , Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC; Richard J. Holwell , Michael S. Shuster , and Demian Ordway , Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Matthew Freimuth and Wesley R. Powell , Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Kenneth A. Gallo , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC; Mark P. Ladner and Michael B. Miller , Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY; Andrew J. Frackman and Abby F. Rudzin , O'Melveny & Myers LLP; James P. Tallon , Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY; Richard L. Creighton and Drew M. Hicks , Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, Cincinnati, OH; John P. Passarelli and James M. Sulentic , Kutak Rock LLP, Omaha, NE; Peter E. Greene , Boris Bershteyn , and Peter S. Julian , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY; Jonathan S. Massey and Leonard A. Gail , Massey & Gail, Washington, DC; Ali M. Stoeppelweth , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Majoras and Joseph W. Clark , Jones Day, Washington, DC; Teresa T. Bonder , Valarie C. Williams , and Kara F. Kennedy , Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Jonathan B. Orleans and Adam S. Mocciolo , Pullman & Comley, LLC, Bridgeport, CT; Robert P. LoBue and William F. Cavanaugh , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Judge Leval concurs in a separate opinion.


This antitrust class action was brought on behalf of approximately 12 million merchants against Visa U.S.A. Inc. ("Visa") and MasterCard International Incorporated ("MasterCard"), which are the two largest credit card issuing networks in the United States, as well as against various issuing and acquiring banks (collectively...

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