May 26, 2026
Charles Schwab and its investors have urged the Fifth Circuit to affirm a final deal they reached in Texas federal court to conclude an antitrust suit over its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing among other things that Iowa's attorney general lacks standing to appeal the class settlement.
March 24, 2026
Iowa's attorney general Monday pressed the Fifth Circuit to reject investors' deal with The Charles Schwab Corp. in an antitrust suit over its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing it offers only uncertain and hypothetical relief to class members while giving named plaintiffs and class counsel a "windfall."
March 10, 2026
Iowa's attorney general told the Fifth Circuit that its appeal of a Texas federal judge's final approval of a settlement ending an antitrust class action over The Charles Schwab Corp.'s merger with TD Ameritrade is proper, arguing the state's duty to protect consumers allows it to challenge the deal.
January 27, 2026
A group of investors who settled with The Charles Schwab Corp. in an antitrust suit over the financial services company's merger with TD Ameritrade has urged the Fifth Circuit to dismiss an appeal filed by the state of Iowa, which had previously objected to the settlement's lack of monetary benefit to the class and proposed attorney payouts.