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United States v. Visa and Plaid antitrust case

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United States

v.

Defendants

The Justice Department sued to block Visa's acquisition of fintech Plaid, alleging Visa sought to eliminate a nascent threat to its online debit business.

The case

Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
4:20-cv-07810
Filed
Nov 5, 2020
Status
DismissedVoluntarily dismissed after the deal was abandoned in January 2021.
Outcome
Visa and Plaid called off their USD 5.3 billion merger and DOJ dismissed the suit.

History

4 dated entries
HearingDec 18, 2020 · 5.9y agoMinute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jeffrey S. White: Initial Case Management Conference held on 12/18/2020.Total Time in Court: 18 minutesSource
OrderDec 18, 2020 · 5.9y agoORDER SCHEDULING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL MATTERS. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 12/18/20Source
OrderDec 15, 2020 · 5.9y agoORDER REFERRING CASE to a randomly assigned Magistrate Judge for All Discovery purposes; Order to Parties re Trial DateSource
FilingNov 5, 2020 · 6y agoComplaint filed: United States v. Visa Inc.Source
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United States v. Visa Inc.

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