March 17, 2015
A commodity trading adviser on Monday lost his bid to stay final judgment in an insider trading case against him in light of the Second Circuit's decision in U.S. v. Newman, after a Kentucky federal judge found a settlement agreement ending the case is binding.
March 24, 2014
A defendant in an insider trading case is likely headed to trial after a Kentucky federal judge on Monday declined to halt the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit accusing him of sharing confidential information about a merger between Steel Technologies Inc. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
January 27, 2012
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday asked a Kentucky federal judge to prevent several defenses from being offered in a suit against Steel Technologies Inc. insiders who allegedly shared and acted on tips about the company's acquisition by Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
May 17, 2011
A commodity trading adviser asked a Kentucky federal court Tuesday to drop him from an insider trading case against Steel Technologies Inc. executives, saying he merely bought stock on a rumor and that regulators were overreaching in their crackdown.