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Exchanges, Barclays win dismissal of U.S. high-frequency trading case
August 27th, 2015
Major U.S. stock exchanges and Barclays Plc on Wednesday won the dismissal of nationwide litigation in which pension funds and other investors accused them of rigging markets to benefit high-frequency traders. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said ...
New York Federal Court Orders New York Financial Advisor Wayne P. Weddington III and His Companies to Pay More than $1 Million
August 6th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a Consent Order of permanent injunction against Defendants Wayne P. Weddington III of New York, New ...
JPMorgan to pay over $125 million to settle U.S. credit card debt probes
July 8th, 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay at least $125 million to settle probes by U.S. state and federal authorities that the bank sought to improperly collect and sell consumer credit card debt, according to people familiar with ...
Federal court in Florida issued a Consent Order against Inter-Global Currency & Precious Metals and its owner
April 28th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that a federal court in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida issued a Consent Order against Defendants Inter-Global Currency & Precious Metals, LLC (IGCPM) of Pompano Beach, Florida, and its owner, manager, and controlling person Stavros ...
BNY Mellon in forex settlement talks with U.S., N.Y. – sources
February 25th, 2015
Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK.N) is in settlement talks with the U.S. Justice Department and New York attorney general over claims the bank defrauded clients in foreign exchange transactions, according to sources familiar with the matter. BNY ...
Goldman, BASF, HSBC accused of metals price fixing: U.S. lawsuit
November 28th, 2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Germany’s BASF(BASFn.DE) and two other big platinum and palladium dealers have been sued in the United States in what the plaintiff’s law firm called the first nationwide class action over alleged price-fixing of the metals. In a ...
U.S. judge upholds BP ‘gross negligence’ Gulf spill ruling
November 14th, 2014
A U.S. judge weighing how much BP Plc should be punished for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Thursday refused to overturn his own finding that the oil company’s conduct was “grossly negligent.” The decision by U.S. District Judge ...
Apple must face U.S. lawsuit over vanishing iPhone text messages
November 12th, 2014
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was ordered to face a U.S. federal lawsuit claiming it failed to tell consumers that its messaging system would block them from receiving text messages if they switched to Android-based smartphones from iPhones. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ...
Embezzler back in court: Ronda Nixon to answer accusations Thursday
November 11th, 2014
A former law firm bookkeeper who was convicted of embezzlement in 2009 and served time in prison is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday to answer accusations she has violated the terms of her probation, according to court records. ...
U.S. judge says Citigroup can process Argentina’s next bond payment
November 11th, 2014
A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that Citigroup Inc could process an $85 million interest payment by Argentina on bonds issued under its local laws following its 2002 default. U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa in New York said Citigroup could process the Dec. 31 payment ...
