MasterCard/Visa Antitrust Suit Claim Forms in the Mail This Fall
With all appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court having been denied or having expired, the Visa Check/MasterMoney antitrust class action lawsuit is now finalized. Claim forms will be sent to the millions of merchants who are members of the Class by the end of September. Any bookstore that accepted Visa and MasterCard debit cards between October 25, 1992, and July 31, 2003, is automatically included in the Class.
Once a claim form is received, a merchant has 60 days to respond. However, merchants who wish to challenge the settlement must do so within 30 days.
ABA and its co-sponsors in the Campaign for Reader Privacy -- the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, and PEN American Center -- today warned that final action on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act could come only days after Congress returns from its August recess.