Heavy & General Laborers' Local 472 & 172 Pension and Annuity Funds et al v. Fifth Third Bancorp et al

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-02176

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

850(Securities/Commodities)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Sara L. Ellis

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  1. May 24, 2022

    Fifth Third Gets Investor Fraud Suit Axed For Good

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday permanently tossed a proposed investor class action claiming Fifth Third Bancorp fraudulently failed to immediately disclose a federal investigation into unauthorized account openings, after the court dismissed an earlier iteration of the suit last year.

  2. April 27, 2021

    Fifth Third Nabs Exit From Investors' Investigation Fraud Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday tossed investors' suit claiming Fifth Third Bancorp fraudulently failed to immediately disclose a federal investigation into unauthorized account openings, saying the investors haven't sufficiently pled that the bank's executives intended to deceive them.

  3. November 02, 2020

    Fifth Third Eyes Exit From Investor Suit

    Fifth Third Bancorp has asked an Illinois federal judge to toss a complaint alleging its employees opened accounts without customer permission, saying the shareholders conflate it with Wells Fargo & Co., which has faced litigation over similar allegations.

  4. June 30, 2020

    Robbins Geller Appointed To Lead Fifth Third Investor Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday tapped Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP to represent a proposed class of investors who allege Fifth Third Bancorp was secretly opening accounts in customers' names for years, causing stock prices to tumble after impending enforcement actions came to light.

  5. June 09, 2020

    4 Firms Fight To Represent Shareholders In Fifth Third Suit

    Four law firms, including Levi & Korsinsky LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, are fighting to represent a proposed class of investors in a lawsuit accusing financial services company Fifth Third Bancorp of secretly opening accounts in customers' names.

  6. April 08, 2020

    Fifth Third Faces Shareholder Suit Following CFPB Action

    Financial services company Fifth Third Bancorp has been hit with a shareholders' proposed class action in Illinois federal court accusing the company of secretly opening accounts in its customers' names.