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  • May 05, 2026

    Chemours Investor Suit Over Financial Metrics Axed, For Now

    A Delaware federal judge on Friday dismissed a proposed class action brought by Chemours investors alleging that the chemical company's executives manipulated financial metrics for personal gain, saying the plaintiffs didn't show the existence of a material misrepresentation.

  • May 05, 2026

    Exelon Shareholders Fight Objectors' Fee Bid On Bribery Deal

    Exelon shareholders seeking an Illinois federal judge's approval on a derivative settlement addressing subsidiary Commonwealth Edison's legislative bribery scheme argued Tuesday that shareholders who've opposed the deal should not receive attorney fees because their three-year fight against approval has not substantially benefited the litigation.

  • May 05, 2026

    Ex-CEO Gets 5 Years In Prison For $212.5M Fraud Case

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former CEO of a now-defunct medical billing company to five years in prison, the statutory maximum penalty, for his role in a $212.5 million scheme to inflate the value of his company to defraud investors.

  • May 05, 2026

    Investors In $16B YPF Feud Win Round Against Argentina

    A New York federal judge has ruled that investors in Argentine oil and gas exploration company YPF SA can use discovery obtained in a decade-long dispute against the country in a parallel $16 billion investor-state arbitration they plan to initiate, saying they had shown a "compelling need."

  • May 05, 2026

    Judge Blocks Arizona From Policing Prediction Markets

    A Phoenix federal judge on Tuesday barred Arizona officials from enforcing state gambling laws against federally regulated prediction market platforms in an order finding that the federal government is likely to succeed on claims that the event contracts at issue are swaps beyond the reach of state regulators.

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