A federal lawsuit brought against Visa-, Mastercard-, and Diners Club-branded credit cards was recently settled, pending federal approval.  Some of the named defendants include Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, Bank of America, Bank One/First USA, Chase, Citibank, MBNA, HSBC/Household, and Washington Mutual/Providian while American Express is named in a seperately filed and still pending case.  The [...]