Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Hinds County, Mississippi v. Wachovia Bank N.A. et al
Case Number:
1:08-cv-02516
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Akin Gump
- ArentFox Schiff
- Arkin Solbakken
- Arnold & Porter
- Ballard Spahr
- Barrack Rodos
- Bingham McCutchen
- Boies Schiller
- Brown Fox PLLC
- Brownstein Hyatt
- Bryan Cave
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- Cadwalader Wickersham
- Cahill Gordon
- Cera LLP
- Cleary Gottlieb
- Clifford Chance
- Cohen Milstein
- Cotchett Pitre
- Covington & Burling
- Cravath Swaine
- Davis & Gilbert
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- DiCello Levitt
- DiPiero Simmons
- DLA Piper
- Dorsey & Whitney
- Foley & Lardner
- Fredrikson & Byron
- Freed Kanner
- Gibson Dunn
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Greenspoon Marder
- Hall & Lampros
- Hausfeld LLP
- Heins Mills
- Hughes Hubbard
- Hunton Andrews
- Jones Waldo
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- King & Spalding
- K&L Gates
- Latham & Watkins
- Levin Sedran
- Lieff Cabraser
- Lowey Dannenberg
- Lucas & Mercanti
- Mayer Brown
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Morgan Lewis
- Morvillo Abramowitz
- Moscone Emblidge
- Moses Ziegelman
- Motley Rice
- Nealon Scialabba
- Oved & Oved
- Patterson Belknap
- Paul Weiss
- Pierce Bainbridge
- Pillsbury Winthrop
- Pomerantz LLP
- Proskauer Rose
- Quinn Emanuel
- Renne Public Law Group
- Robins Kaplan
- Saveri & Saveri
- Schindler Cohen
- Schulte Roth
- Sercarz & Riopelle
- Simon & Partners
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Skadden Arps
- Spector Roseman
- Stevens & Lee
- Steyer Lowenthal
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- SulmeyerKupetz
- Susman Godfrey
- Venable LLP
- Vinson & Elkins
- Williams & Connolly
- Willkie Farr
Companies
- Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
- American International Group Inc.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd.
- AXA XL Ltd.
- Bank of America Corp.
- BayernLB
- Cain Brothers & Co. LLC
- Citigroup Inc.
- East Bay Municipal Utility District
- General Electric Capital Corp.
- Genworth Financial Inc.
- George K. Baum & Co.
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
- MBIA Inc.
- Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc.
- MGIC Investment Corporation
- Morgan Stanley
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Natixis SA
- PFM Asset Management LLC
- Rabobank
- Raymond James Financial Inc.
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Societe Generale
- Syncora Holdings Ltd.
- The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Transamerica Corp.
- UBS Group AG
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Wells Fargo & Co.
Government Agencies
- Los Angeles World Airports
- Mississippi Department of Transportation
- New York Attorney General's Office
Sectors & Industries:
-
July 08, 2016
$100M In Settlements End Class Action In Muni Bond MDL
A federal judge on Friday gave final approval for settlements totaling $100 million between plaintiffs alleging price-fixing in the municipal bond industry and six defendants including Societe Generale, National Westminster Bank and UBS, a deal that leaves only those who opted out of the class to litigate the seven-year-old case.
-
May 06, 2016
Class Attys Seek $33M In $100M Muni Derivatives Deal
Susman Godfrey LLP, Hausfeld LLP and Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP on Friday urged a New York federal judge to award them $33 million in fees for securing $100 million in deals ending class actions against six investment banks claiming they rigged bids in the municipal derivatives market.
-
February 24, 2016
UBS, 5 Other Banks Ink $100M Muni Derivatives Deal
Six investment banks, including UBS AG, Societe Generale SA and Natixis Funding Corp., agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle private class action claims they fixed prices and rigged bids for municipal derivatives, signalling a potential end to multidistrict litigation in the area, according to a Wednesday court filing.
-
November 23, 2015
JPMorgan Settles With Calif. Cities In Muni Bond MDL
JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to settle claims brought by Alameda County, California, and the cities of Oakland and Fresno in multidistrict litigation accusing the bank of conspiring to fix prices and rig bids for municipal derivatives, according to documents filed in New York federal court Monday.
-
January 23, 2014
Morgan Stanley Latest To Exit Muni Bond Bid-Rigging MDL
Morgan Stanley joined a string of financial institutions agreeing to settlements in multidistrict litigation accusing them of colluding to rig bids in the municipal bond derivatives market, disclosing in a filing Thursday that it had reached a deal with the suit's plaintiffs.
-
December 06, 2013
GE To Pay $18M To Exit Municipal Bond-Rigging Class Action
Three General Electric Co. units will pay $18 million to end part of their involvement in multidistrict litigation accusing them and other financial institutions of colluding to rig bids in the municipal bond derivatives market, according to a filing in New York federal court Friday.
-
December 04, 2013
BofA To Pay $20M To Exit Muni Bond Bid-Rigging MDL
Bank of America Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay $20 million to settle part of a multidistrict litigation accusing it and other financial institutions of bid-rigging in the municipal bond derivatives market.
-
July 25, 2011
Rabobank Closes Book On Muni Bond MDL Suits
Rabobank Group was dismissed Friday in New York from multidistrict litigation brought by 21 municipalities alleging the Netherlands-based bank and other financial institutions ripped off municipalities by rigging the bidding process for a series of bond derivatives offerings.
-
May 17, 2011
Court Muzzles Plaintiffs In $137M BofA Muni Bond Pact
A New York federal judge on Monday barred plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over alleged bid-rigging in the bond derivatives market from trying to dissuade municipalities from participating in Bank of America Corp.'s $137 million settlement with state and federal authorities.
-
March 01, 2011
$137M BofA Muni Bond Settlement Put On Hold
A federal judge Tuesday paused the implementation of a $137 million settlement Bank of America Corp. reached with state attorneys general over alleged bond market rigging, citing the objections of class action plaintiffs fighting the bank over the same claims.