February 04, 2016
Barclays Bank PLC on Thursday urged a California federal judge to halt the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's suit seeking an affirmation of its $453 million penalty against the bank and four of its traders for allegedly manipulating electricity prices.
December 03, 2015
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to enforce a $453 million market manipulation penalty it imposed on Barclays PLC and four of its traders, saying the commission's findings clearly show they manipulated electricity prices in western U.S. Markets.
June 05, 2015
As the year's halfway point approaches, a number of important energy cases have yet to be decided, but a few have already been handed landmark rulings, including cases involving fracking, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and greenhouse gas regulations. Here, Law360 takes a look back on what's happened and why it's important.
May 21, 2015
A California federal judge's refusal Tuesday to nix the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's bid to enforce a $453 million market manipulation penalty imposed against Barclays PLC and four of its traders endorses FERC's expansive view of its enforcement powers and will embolden the agency to continue its crackdown on suspected energy market-riggers, experts say.
May 20, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to shut down the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's bid to enforce a $453 million market-manipulation penalty imposed against Barclays PLC and four of its traders.
January 02, 2015
While court battles over landmark regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may grab much of the spotlight in the new year, energy attorneys will also be tracking high-stakes legal brawls over fracking, energy market manipulation and natural gas sales.
January 17, 2014
A California federal judge on Thursday granted Barclays PLC's bid to delay the enforcement of a $453 million market-manipulation penalty imposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the bank and four of its traders until he considers Barclays' efforts to nix the penalty.