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  • September 08, 2026

    Freddie Mac Asks 6th Circ. To Rehear Financial Crisis Case

    Freddie Mac is urging the Sixth Circuit to reconsider its recent revival of a shareholder lawsuit dating to the 2008 financial crisis, arguing an appellate panel "usurped" the lower court's authority by allowing investors to argue for class certification a third time.

  • September 08, 2026

    Binance Seeks Dismissal Of Terrorist Attack Victims' Suit

    Binance and its former CEO pushed a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the cryptocurrency exchange aided and abetted 30 terrorist attacks, saying the plaintiffs still couldn't plausibly allege that the company provided knowing and substantial assistance to foreign terrorist organizations.

  • September 08, 2026

    Biz Groups Ask 8th Circ. To Nix Wells Fargo ERISA Suit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two benefit advocacy groups urged the Eighth Circuit to back the dismissal of a suit claiming Wells Fargo allowed a pharmacy benefit manager to overcharge workers for generic drugs, arguing that employers shouldn't be penalized for general gripes about healthcare costs.

  • September 08, 2026

    Humboldt To Pay FTC $12M Over 'Sham' Merchant Payment Biz

    Payment processing company Humboldt Merchant Services has agreed to pay $12 million and be permanently banned from processing payments for merchants with a higher risk of fraud to resolve Federal Trade Commission claims that it processed payments for more than 1,000 merchants that defrauded customers.

  • September 08, 2026

    Fla. Firm Trenam Law Faces DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Case

    Trenam Law is facing a disqualification bid in Florida federal court from Climate First Bank and other defendants seeking to push the firm out of a trade secrets case because it previously represented the bank in loan transactions and related banking matters.

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