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July 17, 2026
A New York federal judge has ruled that Deutsche Bank must face a proposed class action accusing it of conspiring with other big banks to fix U.K. government bond prices, finding that newly alleged trader chats provide "smoking gun" evidence allowing the case to proceed.
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July 17, 2026
A California federal judge has certified a class of Extreme Networks investors who say they were misled about its financial prospects during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding their out-of-pocket damages are measurable on a classwide basis and that they don't have to prove their case via common evidence.
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July 17, 2026
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. argued during closing arguments in a trial in California federal court that Silicon Valley Bank's 2023 failure was due to excessive financial risk and mismanagement, while SVB countered that its losses were sparked by an "unprecedented" bank run.
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July 17, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court has recommended denying a cryptocurrency holding company's bid to throw out a former executive's breach of contract claim, concluding that Delaware's procedural rules permit so-called "counter-counterclaims" and rejecting arguments that the claim was barred by res judicata or was untimely under the doctrine of laches.
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July 17, 2026
U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff has entered an opinion explaining why he tossed an investor suit last month accusing JPMorgan, Barclays and Fifth Third of facilitating a fraudulent scheme by bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings, saying the suit does not establish the banks' motivations.
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July 17, 2026
Plaintiff-side litigation veteran Jerry Schlichter, founding and co-managing partner of Schlichter Bogard LLP, told Law360 that highlights among the firm's recent legal victories include a reported settlement to end 401(k) investment litigation against ADP, as well as a $150 million settlement in a toxic lead emissions case.
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July 17, 2026
A Sixth Circuit panel has declined to grant a full rehearing of a constitutional challenge of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's in-house disciplinary proceedings brought by the owner of a financial consulting company that had support from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban.
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July 17, 2026
Democratic lawmakers are targeting both Fox Corp.'s planned purchase of Roku and the Justice Department that will review it, in a letter announced Friday lambasting the deal itself and pushing the agency under Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. not to be "corrupted by influence-peddling or political favoritism."
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July 17, 2026
Two law firms have asked a New Jersey federal court to appoint them as interim co-lead counsel in a proposed federal benefits class action alleging telecom company Nokia mismanaged employees' 401(k) plans, pointing to their experience litigating similar actions and judicial efficiency to support their request.
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July 17, 2026
An Alaska Native corporation urged a federal court to toss a proposed class action alleging the company saddled its 401(k) plan with excessive fees and underperforming investments, arguing the case is based on ill-suited comparisons and minor performance differences.
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July 16, 2026
Federal regulators said Thursday that they are stepping up their protocols for handling bank data and documents during supervisory examinations, outlining a new policy that will allow banks to designate certain "highly sensitive" information for stricter access control measures.
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July 16, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday proposed a new rule that would allow electronic delivery to be the default method for sending investors disclosures, shareholder reports, proxy statements and other information, replacing a standard by which many documents are delivered in paper format unless the recipient chooses otherwise.
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July 16, 2026
Wells Fargo and Ocwen asked a New York federal judge for a pretrial win in a suit from union pension fund trustees accusing the companies of mishandling home loans tied to employee pension fund investments, after the Second Circuit partially knocked out the companies' earlier win in March.
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July 16, 2026
Distressed debt investor Lynn Tilton's Patriarch Partners must pay roughly $2.4 million to the litigation trust for a trio of collateralized loan funds she founded in the 2000s, a New York federal judge has ruled, finding that Tilton's private equity firm breached a credit contract.
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July 16, 2026
A New York federal judge ordered a promoter of digital asset BitConnect to pay more than $1 million to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims that he earned hundreds of thousands of dollars by recruiting investors into an unregistered cryptocurrency lending program, rejecting his arguments that the payment should be reduced.
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July 16, 2026
Swedbank AB and its New York branch have agreed to pay a $50 million civil penalty to the New York State Department of Financial Services to resolve claims that the bank failed to fully cooperate with department requests for information related to Swedbank's relationships with Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the 2016 Panama Papers leak.
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July 16, 2026
The Third Circuit on Thursday revived some ERISA contract claims in a New Jersey hospital network's suit alleging Cigna underpaid out-of-network reimbursements by $114 million, but backed the dismissal of the network's fiduciary duty claims.
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July 16, 2026
A founder seeking over $100 million from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett over a transaction he says destroyed his insurance services company testified Thursday the law firm provided him no education on various words he wasn't familiar with in the deal.
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July 16, 2026
Artificial intelligence company Fireworks on Thursday revealed that it has reached a $17.5 billion valuation after raising $1.5 billion in its latest funding round.
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July 16, 2026
The Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that Fifth Third Bank must participate in discovery in litigation accusing Arden Trust Co. of mismanaging two congressionally created trust funds for displaced Bikini Atoll residents, while putting on hold Arden's separate claim seeking indemnification from the bank until the underlying case is resolved.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
The California federal judge overseeing the bench trial on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's claim that Silicon Valley Bank's officers mismanaged its assets before the bank's 2023 collapse told the two sides on Wednesday to be prepared for interruptions to their closing arguments, saying "I won't be a silent jury."
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July 15, 2026
A former TD Bank assistant store manager was sentenced Wednesday by a New Jersey federal judge to nearly four years in prison without parole for his role in a money laundering conspiracy that federal prosecutors claim illegally moved nearly half a billion dollars through the bank.
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July 15, 2026
Two venture-backed biotechnology firms filed plans for initial public offerings this week, both with plans to raise around $100 million for their public debut.
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July 15, 2026
United Healthcare must pay $630,000 to a mother who challenged the insurance company's decision to deny coverage for her son's residential mental health treatment, a Utah federal judge ordered, after rejecting the company's bid to slim her requests for interest and attorney fees.