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BP, Plaintiffs Agree To $7.8B Settlement of Gulf Oil Spill Claims

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) BP PLC and plaintiffs in the federal multidistrict litigation court in Louisiana for claims arising from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig and ensuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an agreement Mar. 2 wherein

Published Mon, Mar 5 2012 10:17 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News

Lehman Brothers Settles with Bermuda Affiliates for $1 Billion

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) Lehman Brothers Holding Co. Inc. on Feb. 28 agreed to a $1 billion settlement that resolves $2.3 billion in claims brought by the closed bank's affiliates based in Bermuda, according to a brief the bank filed in a New York bankruptcy

Published Wed, Feb 29 2012 11:43 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News

Oil Spill MDL Judge: BP, Andarko Liable Under Clean Water Act

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) The federal judge in Louisiana presiding over litigation stemming from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and ensuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico held Feb. 22 that BP PLC and Andarko Petroleum Co. are liable for

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 12:26 PM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News

Well Investor Agrees To Pay $90M To Resolve Gulf Oil Spill Claims

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to pay $90 million to resolve liability and pay civil penalties under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to settle claims asserted against it by the government and five states over the explosion of the

Published Tue, Feb 21 2012 11:01 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News

E*TRADE Announces $79M Settlement of Subprime Claims in Securities Suit

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) E*TRADE Financial Corp. has agreed to a $79 million settlement with investors to settle claims that it misrepresented the risk associated with its investment in subprime mortgage-backed securities in violation of federal securities

Published Mon, Jan 2 2012 8:36 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Former BLMIS Controller Pleads Guilty to Role in Massive Ponzi Scheme

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) The former controller of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) has pleaded guilty to criminal counts and agreed to cooperate with the U.S. government in its ongoing investigation into the fraud committed at BLMIS, according

Published Mon, Jan 2 2012 8:19 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Wachovia Agrees to Pay $148M To Settle Bid-Rigging Claims

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Wachovia Bank N.A. has agreed to pay $148 million to settle claims with a number of state and federal government agencies that alleged that Wachovia fraudulently engaged in "secret arrangements with bidding agents to improperly

Published Fri, Dec 9 2011 7:12 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

$507M In Settlements Reached With Lehman Officers, Directors, Underwriters

NEW YORK - In a motion made available on Dec. 5, lead plaintiffs in a securities class action lawsuit against Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., certain of its formers officers and directors and others asked a federal judge in New York to approve two settlements

Published Wed, Dec 7 2011 9:12 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

High Court Will Not Hear Mortgage-Backed Securities Ruling Appeal

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 5 denied review of a California state appellate court's ruling that a shareholder is not preempted from bringing his federal securities law claims under the Securities Act of 1933 against Countrywide

Published Wed, Dec 7 2011 7:39 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

High Court Hears Oral Argument In Shareholder Derivative Suits Appeal

WASHINGTON, D.C. -(Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 29 in a shareholder derivative suit appeal seeking a determination of whether the two-year statute of limitations for bringing an action under Section 16(b) of the Securities

Published Mon, Dec 5 2011 8:17 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Federal Judge Rejects $285M Settlement Between SEC, Citigroup Global Markets

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) Ruling that a $285 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup Global Markets fails to show how the settlement is in the public's interest, a federal judge in New York Monday Nov. 28 rejected the

Published Fri, Dec 2 2011 11:20 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Former Galleon Chief Ordered to Pay SEC Record $92.8M Penalty

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) A federal judge in New York on Tuesday, November 8, ordered former Galleon Management Co. General Partner Raj Rajaratnam to pay a nearly $93 million civil penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission for his role in a massive

Published Wed, Nov 9 2011 11:15 AM by Timothy Raub

Judge Approves $410M Settlement in Checking Account Overdraft MDL

MIAMI - (Mealey's) A federal judge in Florida who is overseeing a multidistrict litigation against a number of financial institutions for allegedly engaging in an illegal scheme to resequence checking account transactions in an effort to maximize returns

Published Wed, Nov 9 2011 7:56 AM by Timothy Raub

Citigroup to Pay $285M to Settle SEC Claims Regarding CDO

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. has agreed to pay $285 million to settle claims that it misled investors about a collateralized debt obligation (CDO) "that was tied to the U.S. housing market in which Citigroup bet against

Published Wed, Oct 19 2011 3:59 PM by Timothy Raub

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