Securities & Capital Markets
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Second Circuit Reverses $16B Argentine Oil Judgment, Nixes 'Contract' Claims
The Second Circuit on Thursday reversed a federal judge's $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina for failing to conduct a tender offer during its 2012 oil...
Second Circuit Slashes Servicer Win, Says REMIC Certificates Create 'Beneficial Interests'
The Second Circuit on Tuesday partially reversed a New York federal judge's grant of summary judgment for Ocwen Financial Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., ru...
Second Circuit Axes ETN Investors' 'Reverse Split' Securities Claims
A Second Circuit panel ruled Monday that Barclays' 4-to-1 reverse split of exchange-traded notes did not constitute a 'sale' under federal securities law, af...
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Florida Judge Rejects Investor's Injunction Motion Against Bankman-Fried Over 'Unbacked' AMC Tokens
A Florida federal judge on Monday denied a pro se investor's emergency motion seeking to block convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and others from issuing allegedly 'unbacke...
Texas Judge Orders Anadarko Securities Plaintiffs to Submit Schedule
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Ripple Labs Settles Class Action, Dodges $210K Cost Award
A California federal judge on Sunday approved a settlement dismissing the last remaining claim against Ripple Labs in a years-long class action lawsuit, with the crypto company...
Judge Axes Elliott Suit Against Edison With 'Nothing' Recovery Order
A California federal judge on Thursday dismissed with prejudice a consolidated complaint against Edison International and other defendants, ruling that plaintiffs "shall recover...
California Judge Grants Stay in Trade Desk Derivative Suit Pending Securities Case
A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a joint request to stay a consolidated derivative lawsuit against The Trade Desk Inc. until fact discovery concludes in a related...
Sixth Circuit Nixes Broker's Challenge To FINRA's 'Enforcement Jurisdiction'
A Sixth Circuit panel on Friday denied a securities broker's petition challenging FINRA's authority to discipline him without his consent to the regulator's jurisdiction, ruling...
Second Circuit Reverses $16B Argentine Oil Judgment, Nixes 'Contract' Claims
The Second Circuit on Thursday reversed a federal judge's $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina for failing to conduct a tender offer during its 2012 oil company nationalizat...
Second Circuit Slashes Servicer Win, Says REMIC Certificates Create 'Beneficial Interests'
The Second Circuit on Tuesday partially reversed a New York federal judge's grant of summary judgment for Ocwen Financial Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., ruling that pension fu...
Fifth Circuit Nixes Barton's 'Frivolous' Receivership Sales Challenge
A Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday upheld a district court's approval of a $6 million property sale from an SEC receivership, warning defendant Timothy Barton that further appeals fr...
Second Circuit Axes ETN Investors' 'Reverse Split' Securities Claims
A Second Circuit panel ruled Monday that Barclays' 4-to-1 reverse split of exchange-traded notes did not constitute a 'sale' under federal securities law, affirming dismissal of...
First Circuit Nixes Securities Suit Over 'Arising Out Of' Forum Clause
A First Circuit panel Wednesday upheld a Massachusetts federal judge's dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit against biopharmaceutical executives, ruling that the suit "arises...