June 08, 2017
A New York federal judge on Thursday nixed multidistrict litigation complaints by derivatives traders and landowners alleging a slew of energy companies manipulated the price of North Sea Brent crude oil and Brent crude futures, saying they haven't sufficiently linked the activity to any alleged economic harm they suffered.
February 16, 2017
BP PLC, Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates and others on Wednesday urged a New York federal judge to toss multidistrict litigation led by a group of derivatives traders alleging market manipulation, saying a recent Second Circuit decision has no bearing on the case.
February 09, 2017
A group of derivatives traders accusing two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates of market manipulation told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that a recent Second Circuit order supports their arguments that they had substantiated their case sufficiently to overcome a motion to dismiss.
November 02, 2016
Two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates accused of market manipulation told a New York federal court on Tuesday that rulings recently cited by derivatives traders do not actually aid them in defending their antitrust claims against dismissal.
October 20, 2016
Derivatives traders accusing two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates of manipulating the price of crude oil and crude oil futures told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that a recent ruling dismissing aluminum market manipulation claims has no effect on their case.
October 12, 2016
Two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates accused of market manipulation told a New York federal court Wednesday that derivative traders lack standing to assert antitrust claims, citing another judge's recent decision nixing claims in multidistrict litigation accusing Goldman Sachs & Co. and others of manipulating aluminum prices.
August 24, 2016
Two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates accused of manipulating crude market prices cannot use the Second Circuit's recent nix of aluminum futures price-fixing claims to escape the allegations the pair face, landowner and derivatives trader plaintiffs told a New York federal court Wednesday.
August 17, 2016
Two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates accused of market manipulation told a New York federal court Wednesday that the Second Circuit's recent nix of aluminum futures price-fixing claims destroys the crude market manipulation allegations against the companies for the same reasons.
July 22, 2016
Two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates on Thursday tried to escape allegations of European market manipulation from a proposed class of crude oil derivatives traders, arguing in New York federal court that U.S. courts don't have jurisdiction over conduct by Shell's international arm in foreign markets.
July 07, 2016
A proposed class of crude oil derivatives traders urged a New York federal judge on Thursday to not let two Royal Dutch Shell PLC affiliates slip accusations of market manipulation, saying U.S. courts have jurisdiction over them.