August 13, 2012
A New York federal judge on Friday tossed a putative class action alleging Banco Santander SA tricked investors into a fund that backed Bernard L. Madoff's Ponzi scheme, saying the suit should be moved to a Swiss court.
July 05, 2012
A class of foreign investors alleging Banco Santander SA tricked them into investing in a fund that backed Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC will get to question the convicted Ponzi schemer after a New York federal judge granted their request for a deposition Tuesday.
June 04, 2012
Foreign investors alleging Banco Santander SA tricked them into investing in a fund that backed Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme saw securities claims stripped from their class action Monday when a New York federal judge said the connection to U.S.-traded shares was too tenuous.
December 22, 2011
A New York federal judge on Wednesday allowed common law fraud claims to proceed against Banco Santander SA in a class action lawsuit filed by shareholders of Madoff feeder fund Optimal Strategic U.S. Equity.
October 19, 2011
Banco Santander SA asked a New York federal court Tuesday to sanction a class of shareholders in a feeder fund for imprisoned fraudster Bernard L. Madoff's Ponzi scheme for repeatedly making purportedly false allegations that they bought their shares in the U.S.
October 14, 2011
Taking into account a recent U.S. Supreme court decision, a New York federal judge on Thursday dismissed several claims in the consolidated class action filed by shareholders of Madoff feeder fund Optimal Strategic U.S. Equity, saying Optimal was not responsible for allegedly misleading statements.
August 26, 2011
A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed Banco Santander SA's U.S. arm from a class action implicating it in the Bernard L. Madoff fraud, but reversed an earlier decision by allowing foreign investors to sue the Spanish bank and other subsidiaries.
July 06, 2011
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling should obliterate some claims from a putative class action implicating Banco Santander SA in the Bernard L. Madoff fraud, the Spanish bank said Tuesday in court filings in New York.
May 17, 2011
Foreign investors tossed from a putative class action implicating Banco Santander SA in the Bernard Madoff fraud urged a New York federal judge Monday to reconsider the scope of the forum selection clause in Santander's account agreement.
May 02, 2011
A New York federal judge on Monday dismissed claims from a faction of foreign investors implicating Banco Santander SA in the Bernard Madoff fraud, but let the bulk of the putative class action stand, including fraud claims under federal securities laws.