TweetThe U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for investors to gain class-action status when suing companies for securities fraud, making such lawsuits more likely in the future. In Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, the Court allowed class certification to be granted on a “fraud on the market” theory without any proof that [...]
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Supreme Court Confirms Lower Hurdle for Investor Fraud Suits
April 15th, 2013 · No Comments
Tags: Financial Institutions Reform · Securities Fraud
Department of Justice Settles Suit with Wells Fargo for $175 Million for Homeowners to Resolve Lending Claims
July 24th, 2012 · No Comments
TweetOn July 12, 2012 the Department of Justice filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Wells Fargo Bank, subject to court approval, the second largest fair lending settlement in the department’s history. The Department of Justice alleges that between 2004 and 2009, Wells Fargo engaged in fair lending discrimination against [...]
Tags: Commodities Trading Fraud · Securities Fraud · Uncategorized
Federal Court in New York Orders Chicago Resident and Former Floor Broker, Kent R.E. Whitney, to Pay $600,000 for Margin Call Avoidance Scheme
June 6th, 2012 · No Comments
TweetOn May 22, 2012 the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a consent order and permanent trading and registration ban on former Chicago, Illinois floor broker Kent R.E. Whitney. As part of an elaborate scheme to [...]
