Veleron Holding, B.V. v. BNP Paribas SA et al

  1. August 02, 2016

    Veleron Loses State 'Do-Over' Bid Against Morgan Stanley

    A Russian aluminum mogul should have pursued allegations that Morgan Stanley fleeced his business in 2008 in their federal court case, a New York state judge said Tuesday in ruling against allowing the suit to proceed in her court.  

  2. May 24, 2016

    Morgan Stanley Says Exhaustion Bars Russian's Fraud Suit

    Morgan Stanley says a federal jury verdict in its favor should spell the end of a New York state fraud suit lodged by Oleg Deripaska's Veleron Holding BV alleging the megabank fleeced the Russian aluminum mogul's interests in 2008 as they struggled to salvage a bank-funded, $1.5 billion investment in an auto parts maker.

  3. March 09, 2016

    Russian Mogul's Morgan Stanley Case Paused In 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit put a Russian oligarch's appeal in an insider trading case against Morgan Stanley on hold Tuesday, giving a New York state court time to rule on the investment bank's bid to toss a related case.

  4. December 23, 2015

    Russian Tycoon Takes Morgan Stanley Case To 2nd Circ.

    A Russian oligarch who accused Morgan Stanley of insider trading during the 2008 financial crisis will appeal a New York federal jury's dismissal of the case to the Second Circuit, according to a court filing made this week.

  5. November 13, 2015

    Morgan Stanley Cleared Of Insider Trading In NY Trial

    A New York federal jury on Friday found Morgan Stanley not liable for insider trading in the stock of an auto parts maker during the 2008 financial crisis, rejecting civil claims filed by a Russian billionaire who invested in the same company. 

  6. November 12, 2015

    Morgan Stanley Insider Trading Case Goes To NY Jury

    A New York federal jury on Thursday began deliberations in a Russian oligarch's suit accusing Morgan Stanley of insider trading at the height of the 2008 financial crisis after a judge rejected the bank's midtrial bid to dismiss the claims.

  7. November 03, 2015

    Morgan Stanley Lacked Inside Edge In 2008 Trade, Jury Told

    A former Morgan Stanley trader told a New York federal jury on Tuesday that he did not have material, nonpublic information when shorting the stock of an auto parts maker at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, disputing a Russian oligarch's insider trading claims against the bank.

  8. November 02, 2015

    Morgan Stanley Denies Insider Trading In NY Trial Opening

    An attorney for Morgan Stanley on Monday denied claims by a Russian oligarch that the bank engaged in insider trading at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, kicking off a jury trial in New York federal court with more than $10 million in damages at stake.

  9. July 23, 2015

    Morgan Stanley Must Face Oligarch's Insider Trading Claim

    A New York federal judge is keeping alive private insider-trading claims in a suit against Morgan Stanley by a Russian oligarch-owned investment vehicle, saying there was ample evidence to suggest that the bank may have traded on material non-public information.

  10. April 16, 2014

    Morgan Stanley Can't Shake Oligarch's Securities Action

    A New York federal judge has refused to dismiss an insider trading and market manipulation lawsuit brought against Morgan Stanley and affiliates by a Russian oligarch-owned firm, ruling the issues raised in the case are not identical to those decided by a related arbitration, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.