On Friday, December 13th, a Brooklyn federal judge approved a $7.25 billion settlement of an eight-year-old antitrust class action brought against Visa and MasterCard for an alleged conspiracy to fix credit card swipe fees.  In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, No. 05-MD-1720 (JG)(JO) (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2013, R. 6124).