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May 17, 2019
Citi, JPM Get Nod For $182.5M Euribor Settlement Payout
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday approved a $182.5 million settlement between JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup and investors who accuse the two megabanks of rigging a key euro rate, signing off also on a roughly $36 million haul for plaintiffs' firms that brought the antitrust class action.
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May 17, 2019
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week has seen a Kazakhstan lender file fraud claims against a dissolved London-based business, a Dubai airport security equipment company sue Barclays, and Yamaha's motorcycle business file claims against a German insurer. Here, Law360 looks at those and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 17, 2019
EU Forex Rigging Case Opens The Door To Litigation Wave
The expansion of U.S. plaintiffs firms into Europe means that five major banks fined €1.07 billion ($1.2 billion) Thursday for rigging the multitrillion-dollar foreign exchange market may be about to face a wave of costly follow-on claims in the region.
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May 17, 2019
EU Gets New Sanction Powers To Tackle Cyberattacks
Individuals and businesses that orchestrate or are involved in cyberattacks, including by providing financial support to the main plotters, will be hit with EU-wide sanctions such as travel bans or asset freezes under a new enforcement regime launched by the European Council on Friday.
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May 17, 2019
Hedge Funds Can't Split Trial In $15M Reed Smith Deal Suit
A London judge on Friday ruled against bifurcating a trial brought by three insolvent hedge funds alleging Reed Smith LLP wrongly forwarded their portion of a $15.7 million settlement in another case to the U.S. to satisfy a separate court order.
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