Legal Opinion
Kendall v. Visa U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2008No. 05-16549PublishedCited by 334 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the pleading requirements to state a claim for antitrust violations under Section 1 of the Sherman Act following the Supreme Court’s recent pronouncement in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, — U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1964-66, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007).
Appellants are a group of businesses who offer their customers the convenience of paying with a credit card, at a cost to the business. Appellees are composed of two groups: (1) MasterCard and Visa (referred to as “Consortiums”) and (2) Bank of America, N.A.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; and U.S. Bank, N.A. (referred…
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