Legal Opinion
United States v. American Express Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 19, 2015No. 10-CV-4496 (NGG)(RER)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.149
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.152
' I. BACKGROUND .152
A. Overview of the GPCC Card Industry.152
B. Competition and Pricing in the GPCC Card Industry.156
C. The Non-Discrimination Provisions.160
1. Origins of Amex’s NDPs.160
2. The Challenged Restraints.162
*149II. LEGAL STANDARD.167
III. MARKET DEFINITION.170
A.. GPCC Card Network Services Market. 171
1. The Relevant Product Is Network Services.171
2. Debit Network Services Are Not Reasonably Interchangeable.175
B. Plaintiffs’ Proposed T & E Submarket.185
IV. MARKET…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- In re Am. Express Anti-Steering Rules Antitrust Litig.District Court, E.D. New York · 2018
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