August 09, 2023
A New York federal judge finalized a $95 million settlement between Grupo Televisa SAB and a class of investors who say they lost money when it was discovered that the Mexican media giant allegedly bribed FIFA officials for the rights to broadcast World Cup games.
April 21, 2023
Investors in Mexican television giant Grupo Televisa SAB who claim they were hurt after the company bribed a FIFA official saw their proposed $95 million settlement deal get a green light Thursday from a Manhattan federal judge.
March 17, 2023
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP should not receive any cut of Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa SAB's $95 million investor settlement related to the FIFA corruption probe, a Manhattan federal judge said Friday, reiterating that he disqualified the law firm for "fraud."
March 01, 2023
Mexican television giant Grupo Televisa SAB has agreed to pay $95 million to investors who say they lost money after the company was accused of bribing a FIFA official for the right to broadcast World Cup games, according to settlement papers filed in New York federal court.
August 08, 2022
Mexican media giant Grupo Televisa is asking a New York federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the company of bribing a FIFA official for the right to broadcast World Cup games, saying that the suing investors "made up" the allegations "whole cloth."
October 12, 2021
A New York federal judge will let Boies Schiller Flexner LLP take the lead in securities litigation related to the FIFA corruption scandal after Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was ejected as class counsel for what the judge considered to be a "fraud" on the court.
October 01, 2021
A media company fighting investor claims tied to the FIFA corruption scandal said it won't oppose Boies Schiller Flexner LLP's bid to take over as lead counsel after Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was booted for "fraud," but told the New York federal court that famed lawyer David Boies previously seemed to bless Robbins Geller's conduct.
September 30, 2021
Boies Schiller founder David Boies asked a New York federal court Thursday to let his firm take over as lead counsel in securities litigation related to the FIFA corruption scandal after Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was ejected from the position and Saxena White PA was turned down as a replacement.
September 24, 2021
A New York federal judge who disqualified Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP from securities litigation related to the FIFA corruption scandal on Thursday rejected Saxena White PA's request to take over the case, chastising the firm for seeking continued advice from Robbins Geller.
September 20, 2021
Saxena White PA told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that defendants in an investor class action stemming from the FIFA corruption scandal are unfairly blocking the firm from fully taking the reins after previous lead counsel at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was disqualified for allegedly misleading the court.