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  • August 31, 2026

    Whistleblower Atty Award Cut To $5.4M After 9th Circ. Remand

    A California federal judge cut fees and expenses to $5.4 million for attorneys representing a whistleblower in her suit against Academy Mortgage Corp., after a Ninth Circuit remand deemed the previously awarded $8.6 million to be too high.

  • August 31, 2026

    Circle Says N. Korea Hack USDC Was Never In Its Possession

    Blockchain company Circle Internet Financial LLC said that the family of a man who was kidnapped and murdered by North Korean agents cannot collect $232 million from the company following the April Fools' Day exploit of crypto project Drift Protocol, arguing it was not in possession of the contents of the wallets at issue.

  • August 31, 2026

    Colo. Fund Says Lender Hid $10M Loan Subordination Deal

    The manager of a Colorado-based investment fund accused mortgage lender Cherry Creek in state court of executing an "invalid" hidden subordination agreement that allowed the lender to delay its interest payments on a $10 million promissory note.

  • August 31, 2026

    Citigroup Must Face RICO Suit Over Mexico Fraud Scheme

    A Florida magistrate judge said Monday bondholder plaintiffs have standing to pursue racketeering claims in a suit accusing Citigroup of running a massive cash advance fraud scheme, finding that although the "operative locus" of the fraud was in Mexico, a large part of Citigroup's alleged conduct occurred in the United States.

  • August 31, 2026

    AT&T Shouldn't Face Pension Risk Transfer Suit, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Monday that AT&T should be cut loose from a suit brought by retirees who claimed the company brokered a risky $8 billion pension annuity deal, adding that the investment manager that chose the annuity provider can't fully avoid the suit.

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