
Priceless
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Combining the real-life legal drama of A Civil Action with the relentless pace of a John Grisham novel, Constantine delivers the definitive account of a case that made history and will be studied for years to come. Beginning in the 1980s, when Visa and MasterCard?whose combined market share topped 95 percent?announced the merger of their debit card networks, Priceless traces the fallout of this catastrophic union, from raised eyebrows among attorney generals to the launch of a major class-action lawsuit. For the five merchants initially represented by Constantine's firm (Wal-Mart, Sears, Circuit City, Safeway, and The Limited), the reality of the situation was clear: millions of U.S. businesses were being illegally coerced in a scheme that forced excessive fees on merchants every time a customer used a debit card. When a $3.4 billion settlement was reached in 2003, the court estimated that the case would save stores and shoppers up to $87 billion in the first decade alone.
A suspense-filled story with a vibrant cast of characters?and a smoking-gun document known as "The Shark"?Priceless travels from corporate backrooms to the courtroom to capture one of America's biggest triumphs in the high-stakes world of antitrust litigation.
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- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Prologue
- Part I
- Opening Statement
- The Cartel Revealed
- Going Private
- Wal-Mart, The Double-Edged Sword
- The Teams Line Up
- Part II
- The Tide Turns
- The United States Hitches a Ride
- Five Merchants Become Five Million
- Unsealing the Shark
- Double Jeopardy
- Visa/MasterCard's Hail Marys
- Part III
- Preparing for Trial
- Breaking the Deadlock
- Settlement
- Payday
- Closing Statement
- Addendum
- Acknowledgments
- Index
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