Legal Opinion
Southard v. Visa U.S.A. Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 22, 2007No. 04-1972PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Chief Justice.
The plaintiffs, Jeff Southard, Trish Southard, Jeffrey Stickel, Heather Stickel, Mel Lint, Keith Goodyk, and Greg Dana, filed this class action on September 18, 2003, alleging the defendants, Visa U.S.A. Inc. and MasterCard International Inc., violated Iowa’s competition law, Iowa Code chapter 553 (2003). They also sought relief against the defendants on the common-law ground of unjust enrichment.
The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the pjaintiffs’ action on the basis that under well-established, common-law principles the plaintiffs could not recover for derivative…
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- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- State, Department of Human Services Ex Rel. Palmer v. Unisys Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
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