A settlement is underway regarding allegations that VISA, MasterCard and their issuing banks charged excessive interchange fees to merchants. WSHA industry partner Class Action Capital specializes in the research, data collection and filing of complex class action settlement claims and has offered their services to WSHA members.
The total proposed settlement is estimated at $5.54 – $6.24 billion and applies to all merchants who accepted VISA or MasterCard branded credit or debit cards between January 1, 2004 – January 25, 2019. The settlement was granted preliminary approval on January 24th with a final approval hearing scheduled for November 7th. For more information on the settlement, click here.
Please visit https://www.classactioncapital.com/cases/wsha for more information on this settlement as well as the other settlements Class Action Capital believes is relevant to your organization. Please contact Joshua Kerstein of Class Action Capital at josh@classactioncapital.com or (914)200-0066 with any questions on the settlements and their services. (cynthiah@wsha.org )