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  • July 09, 2026

    Wells Fargo Illegally Fired Muni Bond Whistleblower, Suit Says

    A former Wells Fargo municipal strategist says he faced retaliation and was illegally fired for his complaints alleging his senior leaders were suppressing negative information about municipal bonds and inflating bond prices to the detriment of retail investors, in a new suit in New York federal court.

  • July 09, 2026

    Cookies Retail Led Dispensary Into $1.9M Tax Crisis, Suit Says

    Six entrepreneurs alleged in a California state court lawsuit that cannabis giant Cookies Retail pushed them out of their dispensary and took control over its bank accounts, leaving the retail shop saddled with nearly $2 million in unpaid taxes.

  • July 09, 2026

    Feds Seek Stay In Soldier's Maduro Raid Betting Civil Suit

    Federal prosecutors urged a New York federal judge to halt a civil lawsuit accusing a U.S. Army sergeant of profiting from Polymarket bets he made about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's capture after helping plan the raid, while parallel criminal proceedings play out.

  • July 09, 2026

    5th Circ. Prods Highland-Affiliated Co. On Ex-CEO's 'Privity'

    A Fifth Circuit panel pressed an entity related to Highland Capital to explain why a fraudulent transfer claim against Highland's former CEO should stand following a separate consent judgment, asking when the former chief executive ceased to be "in privity with Highland."

  • July 09, 2026

    2nd Circ. Allows Suits Against Defunct $1B Fund's Underwriter

    Investors in a defunct $1 billion mutual fund can continue to pursue state court lawsuits against the fund's underwriter over the objections of the special master appointed to oversee the fund's reserves, the Second Circuit ruled on Thursday. 

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