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  • October 19, 2026

    OCC Plan May Bring Data Sharing Flexibility, Diligence Issues

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent proposal to overhaul its supervisory information sharing regime for the first time in decades would provide important flexibility to banks, but it could create new issues around confidentiality agreements, disclosure controls and diligence processes, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • October 19, 2026

    Fla. Law Firm Seeks Toss Of Bank's $134M BP Oil Spill Suit

    A Florida law firm urged an Ohio federal court to toss a bank holding company's $134 million malpractice suit over litigation tied to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, arguing the claims are time-barred and the company did not qualify for economic damages in the oil spill litigation.

  • October 18, 2026

    Trump Waives Russia Sanctions, Tariff Law After Fuel Deal

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order to suspend Russian sanctions and tariff provisions contained in a law passed earlier this year by Congress in response to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

  • October 16, 2026

    Wells Fargo Beats Ex-CEO's $34M Back-Pay Lawsuit

    Wells Fargo prevailed in a California state court battle with its former CEO Timothy Sloan over roughly $34 million in compensation he has accused it of wrongfully withholding after his 2019 departure from the bank amid intense public scrutiny of its compliance record.

  • October 16, 2026

    French Water Co. Agrees To Hold $40M Argentina Award Suit

    A French water treatment company has agreed to pause its lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court seeking to enforce its roughly $40 million arbitral award against Argentina while the country pursues U.S. Supreme Court review in a parallel case raising similar questions.

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