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August 18, 2021

In re Zinc Antitrust Litig., No. 14-cv-3728 (KBF) (S.D.N.Y.)

On August 18, 2021, the Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer entered an order granting preliminary approval to Plaintiffs’ proposed settlement.  Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants violated the Sherman Act in artificially inflating the prices of Special… More

August 4, 2021

Burke et al. v. Visa Inc. et al. (D.D.C. Civ.No. 11-1882 (RJL)

On August 4, 2021, the Honorable Richard J. Leon granted Plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class of persons who were charged, between October 24, 2007 and the present, an access fee for a domestic cash withdrawal transaction at an independent… More

May 11, 2021

Dennis et al v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al, 1:16-cv-06496-LAK-GWG (S.D.N.Y.)

On May 11, 2021, the Honorable Lewis Kaplan denied the motions to dismiss pursuant to 12(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure filed by Defendants Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank AG (“Deutsche Bank”), UBS AG (“UBS”), The Royal Bank of… More

March 30, 2021

Dennis et al v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al, 1:16-cv-06496-LAK-GWG

On March 30, 2021, the Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan entered an order granting conditional class certification for purposes of the class action settlement with Westpac Banking Corporation. Plaintiffs allege that traders at large banks manipulated a key… More

March 4, 2021

In re: Optiver Commodities Litigation, Case No. 1:08-cv-06842 (LAP) (S.D.N.Y.)

On March 4, 2021, Class Counsel applied to the Honorable Loretta A. Preska to extend the date for a distribution of settlement funds by 6 months in order to permit the Settlement Administrator and Class Counsel to attempt to locate persons who have… More

February 17, 2021

In re Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust Litig., 13-md-2481, (S.D.N.Y.)

On February 17, 2021, the Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer granted Defendants motion for summary judgment against all of the First Level Purchaser claims, except those made by one Plaintiff (Ampal) made directly with Glencore, Century, or any other… More