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Class Action Waiver, Arbitration Agreements, And The American Express Litigation
Posted on 24 Jul 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

By Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Excerpt: On February 1, 2012, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided In re American Express Merchants' Litigation , No. 06-1871-cv, (2d Cir. Feb. 1, 2012) (" AMEX III ") [ an enhanced... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Sherman Act , American Express , Clayton Act , Second Circuit , arbitration agreements , credit card companies , Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph , class action , Litigation , class action waiver , Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp. , In re American Express Merchants' Litigation

Government Sues 3 Biggest Credit Cards, Settles With 2
Posted on 5 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) The Justice Department on Monday sued the three largest U.S. credit card companies for anticompetitive practices and reached a proposed settlement with two of them, MasterCard and Visa. "We want to put more money in consumers'... Read More

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