In Re: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. Internet Gambling Litigation.
Larry Thompson, On behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MasterCard International Inc.; Fleet Bank, (Rhode Island) N A; and Fleet Credit Card Services L P, Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: Visa International Association Internet Gambling Litigation.
Lawrence Bradley, On behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Visa International Service Association; Travelers Bank USA Corp., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 20, 2002.
November 20, 2002.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael J. Beck, Clerk, Multi Dist. Lit. Panel, Washington, DC, for MasterCard Intern. Inc. and Visa Intern. Serv. Ass'n.
Barry Grant Reed, Zimmerman Reed, Minneapolis, MN, Stephen B. Murray, Murray Law Firm, New Orleans, LA, James W. Johnson, Goodkind, Labaton, Rudoff & Sucharow, New York City, W. Lewis Garrison, Jr. (argued), Honza J. Prchal, Garrison, Scott, Gamble & Rosenthal, Birmingham, AL, M. Scott Barrett, Barrett & Associates, Chicago, IL, William S. Weisberg, Weisberg & Miller, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Jay N. Fastow (argued), Yoav M. Griver, Chad Chambers, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, Anthony Joseph Rollo, Jr., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans, LA, Eileen S. Simon, MasterCard Intern., Purchase, NY, for MasterCard Intern. Inc.
R. Patrick Vance, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, Martin C. Bryce, Jr. (argued). Alan S. Kaplinsky, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA, for Fleet Bank (RI), NA and Fleet Credit Card Services LP.
Daniel H. Bookin, Randall William Edwards, O'Melveny & Myers, San Francisco, CA, Barry Weldon Ashe, Phillip A. Wittmann, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, New Orleans, LA, for Visa Intern. Serv. Ass'n.
Christopher R. Lipsett, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, New York City, for Travelers Bank USA Corp.
Before DeMOSS, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
In this lawsuit, Larry Thompson and Lawrence Bradley ("Thompson," "Bradley," or collectively "Plaintiffs") attempt to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, to avoid debts they incurred when they used their credit cards to purchase "chips" with which they gambled at on-line casinos and to recover for injuries they allegedly sustained by reason of the RICO violations of MasterCard...
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