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IN RE: VANGUARD CHESTER FUNDS LITIGATION

  1. June 02, 2025

    Vanguard, Investors Renegotiating After $40M Tax Deal Axed

    Vanguard and investors have scrapped a $40 million class action deal in a case over surprise tax bills from a fund restructuring and will resume settlement discussions after a Pennsylvania federal judge recently found that the deal could have saddled investors with attorney fees.

  2. May 19, 2025

    Vanguard $40M Deal Rejected In Investors' Tax Fight

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday rejected a $40 million proposed settlement between Vanguard and investors, blocking the investors' attorneys from netting $13 million in fees and embracing the objections of one investor who called out the deal — meant to compensate for surprise tax bills — as worthless. 

  3. March 18, 2025

    Judge Probes Atty Conflict In Vanguard $40M Settlement

    A Pennsylvania federal judge questioned whether attorneys representing investors suing Vanguard over surprise tax bills have a conflict of interest in pushing for a $40 million settlement, adding to concerns about a parallel regulatory settlement that has delayed approval of the deal.

  4. March 13, 2025

    Vanguard's $40M Deal In Tax Suit Gets Delay In Final Approval

    A Pennsylvania federal judge delayed a proposed $40 million settlement between Vanguard and investors who claimed the firm unfairly stuck them with big tax bills, saying both sides must respond to objections about the effects of a recent SEC settlement on the deal.

  5. February 18, 2025

    Vanguard Investors Object To $40M Settlement Proposal

    A handful of the investors claiming Vanguard breached its fiduciary duty when it triggered an asset sell-off that stuck them with big tax bills objected to a proposed $40 million settlement, with some saying attorneys in the underlying class action could get too much money for making the deal.

  6. November 25, 2024

    Vanguard, Investors Get Initial OK On $40M Deal In Tax Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge gave initial approval Monday to a $40 million settlement between Vanguard and investors who claimed the firm breached its fiduciary duty when it triggered a sell-off of assets that left investors with hefty tax bills.

  7. November 07, 2024

    Vanguard Investors Ink $40M Settlement In Tax Liability Suit

    Vanguard investors have asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to give the first green light to a $40 million settlement reached with the firm over it allegedly breaching its fiduciary duty when it triggered a sell-off of assets that left investors with massive tax bills.

  8. September 23, 2024

    Vanguard Agrees To Settle Investors' Tax Liability Suit

    Vanguard agreed to settle a proposed class action by investors who accused the company of violating its fiduciary duties when it triggered a sell-off of assets that left them with massive tax bills, according to a Pennsylvania federal court order Monday.

  9. July 25, 2024

    Vanguard Opposes Investors' Cert. Bid In Tax Liability Suit

    A group of investors accusing Vanguard of violating its fiduciary duties by triggering a sell-off of assets that left smaller investors with massive tax bills shouldn't be granted class certification, the asset manager told a Pennsylvania federal court.

  10. June 03, 2024

    Vanguard Investors Want Class Cert. In Tax Liability Fight

    Investors accusing Vanguard and its top brass of violating its fiduciary duties by triggering a sell-off of assets in target retirement funds in an attempt to lower fees, leaving smaller investors with massive tax bills, asked a Pennsylvania federal court to certify them as a class.

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