Visa/MastercardACTIVE

Coburn v. Bank of America Corporation et al

Class action lawsuits were commenced in British Columbia (the “BC Action”), Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec (the “QC Action”) and Ontario (collectively, the “Credit Card Class Actions”) against Visa Canada Corporation (“Visa”), Mastercard International Incorporated (“Mastercard”) and certain banks which issue credit cards (“Issuing Banks”) alleging each of Visa and Mastercard conspired with their Issuing Banks and acquirers in setting the amount of interchange fees and imposing rules restricting merchants’ ability to surcharge or refuse higher cost Visa and Mastercard credit cards. The BC Action and the QC Action were certified/authorized as class proceedings.

Class Members: All merchants resident in Canada who, during the period commencing at least as early as March 23, 2001 and continuing through to the present accepted payments for the supply of goods and services by way of Visa credit cards and/or MasterCard credit cards pursuant to the terms of merchant agreements.

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CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia

Date FiledMarch 28, 2011

CO-COUNSEL Luciana P. Brasil, Branch MacMaster LLP

The claims deadline for merchants to submit a claim has now passed. The deadline was December 30, 2022 and the portal is now inactive.

Please check https://www.creditcardsettlements.ca/ for regular updates on the expected timing of the payments.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call Epiq Class Action Services Canada Inc., the claims administrator toll-free at 1-877-283-6548.

Settlements totalling $131 million in net compensation were reached with Visa, Mastercard, Bank of America, Citigroup, Capital One, Desjardins, National Bank, CIBC, Royal Bank, BMO, TD and Bank of Nova Scotia. The settled defendants do not admit any wrongdoing or liability. The BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Québec courts approved the settlements for distribution in Credit Card Interchange Fees Class Action.

Any merchants who accepted Visa or Mastercard credit cards in Canada between March 23, 2001 and September 2, 2021 are eligible to claim settlement benefits before the December 30, 2022 deadline by making a claim.

Claims by small merchants with annual average revenue of less than $5 million do not require supporting documents. Subject to further court order, undocumented claims will be paid $30 for each year the merchant accepted credit cards from 2001 to 2021. There is also an opportunity for merchants with annual average revenue of $5 million or more to make claims with specified documentation. Claims can be filed online at https://www.creditcardsettlements.ca on or before December 30, 2022.

For more details on how to make a claim, please review the Long Form Notice re Claims Process under the Documents section, or visit the official website at www.CreditCardSettlements.ca

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Application to Approval Settlements