Legal Opinion

SCFC ILC, Inc. v. Visa USA, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 23, 1994No. 93-4105PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Visa USA provides payment services to its 6,000 members which individually issue credit cards to consumers. Sears, Roebuck and Company, a competitor offering its own credit card, the Discover Card, wanted to become a Visa USA member and also issue Visa cards. The question presented by this ease is whether Visa USA’s refusal to admit Sears to its joint venture restrains trade in violation of section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Rejecting Visa USA’s legal and factual challenges to the jury’s adverse verdict, the district court found the evidence of exclusion…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Harolds Stores, Inc. v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  2. Lantec, Inc. v. Novell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  3. Law v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  4. National Hockey League Players' Association and Anthony Aquino v. Plymouth Whalers Hockey ClubCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  5. Mitchael v. Intracorp, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999

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