Schlam Stone & Dolan attorney John Whelan has posted an update on events in the consolidated actions in the Southern District of New York before Judge Oetken known as In re Mexican Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation, 18-cv-02830 (In re MGB), which relates to allegations of a conspiracy among several banks to inflate the price of Mexican Government Bonds, debt securities issued by the Mexican government at regularly scheduled weekly auctions . . .
SSA Bond Litigation Update: Remaining Claims Dismissed
Schlam Stone has written an update on decisions in In re SSA Bonds Antitrust Litig. . . .
The VIX Is Fixed?! Judge Shah Remains Unconvinced
In our most recent post on alleged VIX manipulation, we look at: the outcome of motion to dismiss 2.0; exactly what’s going on on the appeals front; and just who those Doe defendants might be . . .
Court Denies Motion to Dismiss on Jurisdictional Grounds in In re Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust Litigation
In FujiFilm Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. v. Goldman Sachs & Co., 15 CV 8307, decided under In re Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust Litigation, 13 MD 2481, United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York issued a decision denying a motion to dismiss brought under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2) by two foreign affiliates of other defendants, based on his finding that the foreign affiliates were alleged to have sufficient contacts with the United States relating to plaintiff’s claim . . .
Plaintiffs in Mexican Government Bond Antitrust Case Settle With Two Defendant Groups; Get Defendants’ Evidence and Cooperation
In June 1, 2020, filings related to Plaintiffs’ motion to preliminarily approve Class Settlements, Plaintiffs in In re Mexican Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation revealed that Barclays and JPMorgan have agreed to settle the claims against them in exchange for providing evidence supporting Plaintiffs’ claims, including chatroom transcripts.