Priceless : the case that brought down the Visa/Mastercard bank cartel /
by Lloyd Constantine.
- New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
- xiii, 264 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Origins -- Opening statement -- The cartel revealed -- Going private -- Wal-Mart, the double-edged sword -- The teams line up -- Six battles -- The tide turns -- The U.S. hitches a ride -- Merchants become five million -- Unsealing the shark7 -- Double jeopardy -- Visa/Mastercard's Hail Marys -- Endgame -- Preparing for trial -- Breaking the deadlock -- Settlement -- Payday -- Closing statement -- Motion to reconsider.
The author provides an account of the antitrust lawsuit his small legal firm brought against Visa and MasterCard, resulting in a $3.4 billion settlement in 2003.
9781616083755 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1616083751
2012026130
Point-of-sale systems industry--Law and legislation--United States. Antitrust law--United States. Credit cards--Law and legislation--United States. Debit cards--Law and legislation--United States. Stored-value cards--Law and legislation--United States. Point-of-sale systems industry--Law and legislation. Antitrust law--United States. Credit cards--Law and legislation.--United States Debit cards--Law and legislation. Stored-value cards--Law and legislation.