June 04, 2020
An Illinois federal judge has rejected a bid from the Chicago Board Options Exchange to quash subpoenas from investors trying to uncover traders involved in alleged manipulation of the exchange's volatility index.
May 20, 2020
Investors suing over alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index signaled Tuesday that they're following through with plans to challenge the exchange's escape from claims that it knew about the allegedly anti-competitive scheme.
April 22, 2020
Investors will be able to appeal the toss of securities fraud claims against the Chicago Board Options Exchange in a suit over the manipulation of the exchange's volatility index after an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday took the procedural step of entering final judgment on the dismissal.
March 16, 2020
The Chicago Board Options Exchange urged an Illinois federal judge not to order final judgment on dismissed securities fraud claims in a suit over the manipulation of the exchange's volatility index, arguing that such an action would allow investors to unfairly appeal.
February 21, 2020
Investors in the Chicago Board Options Exchange urged an Illinois federal judge to immediately enter final, and therefore appealable, judgment on an order ending claims over the alleged manipulation of the exchange's volatility index.
January 27, 2020
The Chicago Board Options Exchange won a permanent escape Monday from multidistrict litigation brought by investors over the exchange's alleged manipulation of its volatility index after an Illinois federal judge ruled that securities and commodities fraud claims couldn't stick.
August 29, 2019
The Chicago Board Options Exchange urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to permanently excuse it from multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of its volatility index, saying that after years of litigation investors haven't managed to shake loose "confidential witnesses, smoking-gun documents or admissions of fault."
August 09, 2019
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday brushed back a bid by Kessler Topaz to be reappointed as co-lead counsel in multidistrict litigation over the alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index, saying it must remain on the plaintiffs' steering committee at least for now.
August 05, 2019
Kessler Topaz has told an Illinois federal court it wants to be bumped back up to co-lead counsel in multidistrict litigation over the alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index.
May 29, 2019
The Chicago Board Options Exchange escaped multidistrict litigation on Wednesday brought by investors accusing it and related entities of manipulating the exchange's volatility index, or VIX, after an Illinois federal judge found their claims lacked evidence but gave them three weeks to amend their complaint.