Over 8 million settlement notices mailed to US merchants

Constantine & Partners, the law firm acting as lead counsel for merchants in the Visa Check Card / MasterCard MasterMoney antitrust litigation, announced this morning that over 8 million notices of settlement have been mailed to US merchants.

The mailing list was developed from merchant data provided by Visa, MasterCard and the 80 largest merchant acquirers/processors, as augmented with the names of potential class members who registered with the Administrator since Notice of Pendency was given in September and October of 2002. Class notice also will appear in major national publications and merchant trade press through August 4, 2003, and is posted on the case website InReVisaCheck-MasterMoneyAntitrustLitigation.com.