{"id":263710,"date":"2023-12-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-millions-of-u-s-businesses-eligible-for-a-share-of-5-54b-payment-card-settlement\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T20:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:50:01","slug":"millones-de-empresas-estadounidenses-son-elegibles-para-participar-en-la-conciliacion-de-tarjeta-de-pago-de-5-54-mil-millones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/millones-de-empresas-estadounidenses-son-elegibles-para-participar-en-la-conciliacion-de-tarjeta-de-pago-de-5-54-mil-millones\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of U.S. Businesses Eligible for a Share of $5.54B Payment Card Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Class members\u00a0nationwide\u00a0who accepted Visa and\/or Mastercard payment cards during the 15-year class period are\u00a0encouraged to file claims\u00a0starting today\u00a0with\u00a0easy-to-follow process<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 1, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; Today,\u00a0the\u00a0claim submission\u00a0process begins\u00a0for\u00a0the largest private antitrust\u00a0class-action\u00a0settlement\u00a0in U.S. history, and\u00a0millions of business owners\u00a0nationwide\u00a0are expected\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0claims\u00a0to get their\u00a0portion\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0court-approved\u00a0$5.54 billion\u00a0settlement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9c1eleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9c1eleft\" title=\"Businesses should look for claim forms in the mail beginning in December and can follow the instructions on the form to file a claim online or by mail. For further information and updates on\u202fthe\u202fPayment Card Settlement, including a timeline, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and related documents,\u202fplease visit www.PaymentCardSettlement.com.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2290324\/PCS_Mark_Color.jpg\" alt=\"Businesses should look for claim forms in the mail beginning in December and can follow the instructions on the form to file a claim online or by mail. For further information and updates on\u202fthe\u202fPayment Card Settlement, including a timeline, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and related documents,\u202fplease visit www.PaymentCardSettlement.com.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The settlement is unprecedented, and the claims process is straightforward and streamlined. Claim forms are being mailed to class members throughout December by the U.S. Postal Service.<\/p>\n<p>The class\u00a0includes\u00a0millions\u00a0of\u00a0U.S.\u00a0businesses\u00a0that accepted Visa and\/or Mastercard credit or debit cards between <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 1, 2004<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 25, 2019<\/span> and who did not previously opt out. Full details are available on the settlement website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4039714-1&amp;h=199478040&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paymentcardsettlement.com%2F&amp;a=www.PaymentCardSettlement.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.PaymentCardSettlement.com<\/a>, where class members may also file a claim for their share of the settlement based on their estimated Visa and\/or Mastercard interchange fees and other factors during the class period.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is\u00a0an historic antitrust class-action settlement that provides some relief for U.S. merchants after years of paying allegedly inflated Visa and Mastercard interchange fees,&#8221;\u00a0said <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4039714-1&amp;h=1541418949&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinskaplan.com%2Fprofessionals%2Fw%2Fk-craig-wildfang&amp;a=K.+Craig+Wildfang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">K. <span class=\"xn-person\">Craig Wildfang<\/span><\/a>, of Robins Kaplan LLP,\u00a0co-counsel on the litigation\u00a0alongside\u00a0Robbins\u00a0Geller Rudman &amp; Dowd LLP\u00a0and <span class=\"xn-person\">Berger Montague PC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The case has been winding its way through the court system for nearly 20 years. Now we look forward to helping class members with the claims process and getting the benefits of the settlement into their hands,&#8221;\u00a0said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4039714-1&amp;h=3014659521&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rgrdlaw.com%2Fattorneys-Alexandra-S-Bernay.html&amp;a=Alexandra%C2%A0Bernay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alexandra\u00a0Bernay<\/a>,\u00a0partner at Robbins Geller Rudman &amp; Dowd LLP.<\/p>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15, 2023<\/span>, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit\u00a0unanimously upheld the district court&#8217;s order giving final approval to the\u00a0$5.54\u00a0billion\u00a0settlement on behalf of U.S. merchants in the\u00a0<i>&#8220;In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0class action lawsuit.\u00a0The case relates to claims that merchants allegedly paid excessive fees to accept Visa and Mastercard cards.\u00a0The suit alleged that Visa and Mastercard and their member banks acted in violation of the antitrust laws.<\/p>\n<p><b>Businesses should look for claim forms in the mail beginning in December and can follow the instructions on the form to file a claim online or by mail. <\/b>For further information and updates on\u00a0the\u00a0Payment Card Settlement, including a timeline, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and related documents,\u00a0please visit<b> <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4039714-1&amp;h=2499180950&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paymentcardsettlement.com%2F&amp;a=www.PaymentCardSettlement.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.PaymentCardSettlement.com<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevide26eleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\" title=\"Businesses should look for claim forms in the mail beginning in December and can follow the instructions on the form to file a claim online or by mail. For further information and updates on\u202fthe\u202fPayment Card Settlement, including a timeline, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and related documents,\u202fplease visit www.PaymentCardSettlement.com.\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"playerFrameVideo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oDrChmL7AiM?autoplay=0\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" data-poster=\"http:\/\/\" data-autostart=\"false\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgc32bleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgc32bleft\" title=\"The wait is over for payment card settlement plaintiff Mitch Goldstone, CEO of Scanmyphotos.com who looks forward to claiming his share after 18 years of litigation.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2290325\/Mitch_Goldstone.jpg\" alt=\"The wait is over for payment card settlement plaintiff Mitch Goldstone, CEO of Scanmyphotos.com who looks forward to claiming his share after 18 years of litigation.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4039714-1&amp;h=1706724755&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2290324%2FPCS_Mark_Color.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2290324%2FPCS_Mark_Color.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2290324\/PCS_Mark_Color.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Video &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4039714-1&amp;h=3913530450&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoDrChmL7AiM&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoDrChmL7AiM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oDrChmL7AiM<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4039714-1&amp;h=2581986618&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2290325%2FMitch_Goldstone.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2290325%2FMitch_Goldstone.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2290325\/Mitch_Goldstone.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Robbins Geller Rudman &amp; Dowd LLP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Class members\u00a0nationwide\u00a0who accepted Visa and\/or Mastercard payment cards during the 15-year class period are\u00a0encouraged to file claims\u00a0starting today\u00a0with\u00a0easy-to-follow process<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 1, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; Today,\u00a0the\u00a0claim submission\u00a0process begins\u00a0for\u00a0the largest private antitrust\u00a0class-action\u00a0settlement\u00a0in U.S. history, and\u00a0millions of business owners\u00a0nationwide\u00a0are expected\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0claims\u00a0to get&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":263711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263710"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263713,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263710\/revisions\/263713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}