October 01, 2018
Investors suing in multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of Cboe Global Markets Inc.'s volatility index filed a consolidated complaint in Illinois federal court Friday that incorporates theories outlined in more than a dozen earlier individual complaints.
September 04, 2018
Two investors voluntarily dismissed themselves Friday from multidistrict litigation in Illinois federal court alleging manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index, or VIX.
August 16, 2018
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday appointed Kimberly A. Justice of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP and Jonathan C. Bunge of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP as lead co-counsel in multidistrict litigation over alleged Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index manipulation.
July 26, 2018
Despite several lead counsel applications flooding the docket in multidistrict litigation over alleged Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index manipulation, the proposed teams at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP as well as Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP and Scott & Scott LLP emerged Wednesday as the favorites to lead the MDL's litigation with extra support on the docket.
July 11, 2018
The Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index told investors' attorneys he'll be looking for details on team diversity and the potential for "substantive work for junior attorneys" in any lead counsel applications they submit.