Legal Opinion
Van Straaten v. SHELL OIL PRODUCTS CO., LLC
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 8, 2011No. 09 C 1188PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BLANCHE M. MANNING, District Judge.
In 1950, Diners Club issued its first credit cards, crafted from cardboard, so diners could charge meals in 27 restaurants in New York City. One year later, nearly 20,000 Americans had a Diners Club card. In 1958, American Express and BankAmericard (now Visa) created credit cards that rapidly gained acceptance as the words “charge it!” became part of the American lexicon. See M.J. Stephey, A Brief History of: Credit Cards, TIME, Apr. 2009, available at http://www.time. eom/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1893507, 00.html (last visited Sept.…
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