PayPal faces US Ninth Circuit appeal in anti-steering antitrust case
( September 11, 2026, 23:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing PayPal of forming anticompetitive agreements with e-commerce merchants are appealing a US district judge's dismissal of their case to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The plaintiffs allege that PayPal and merchants, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, agreed to certain “anti-steering rules” that prevent merchants from offering discounts on online purchases made using payment methods other than PayPal. Section 1 prohibits contracts and conspiracies that unreasonably restrain trade.See notice of appeal. ...
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