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  1. March 17, 2015

    No Delay Of Insider Trading Deal Over Newman, Judge Says

    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.

  2. March 24, 2014

    Judge Spares SEC Suit Against Accused Insider Trader

    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.

  3. January 27, 2012

    SEC Seeks To Bar Steel Co. Insider Trading Defenses

    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.

  4. May 17, 2011

    Adviser Wants Out Of Steel Tech Insider Trading Suit

    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.

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