Pizza Hazel, Inc. v. American Express Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ ) PIZZA HAZEL, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) Civil Action No. 24-CV-12505-AK v. ) ) AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE ANGEL KELLEY, D.J. In this putative class action, Plaintiff-merchants (“Plaintiffs”) seek damages and injunctive relief against Defendants American Express Company and American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. (together, “Amex”) on behalf of approximately eight million merchants in…