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September 11, 2019

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

On August 27, 2019, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision (authored by the Honorable Pierre N. Leval) which vacated the dismissal of the First Level Purchasers (“FLPs”) claims that Defendants combined, conspired, and agreed to… More

September 4, 2019

In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation. No. 11-md-2262 (NRB) (S.D.N.Y.)

On September 4, 2019, the Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald (in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) issued an order preliminarily approving the Exchange-Based Plaintiffs’ proposed plan of distribution for… More

May 20, 2019

Sullivan v. Barclays PLC et al., No. 13-cv-2811

On May 20, 2019, the Honorable P. Kevin Castel granted final approval to Plaintiffs’ settlement with Defendants Citigroup Inc. and Citibank, N.A. (collectively “Citi”) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (collectively… More

March 22, 2019

Ploss, et al. v. Kraft Foods Group, Inc. et al., 15-cv-02937 (N.D. Ill.)

On March 22, 2019, the Honorable Edmond E. Chang entered an order striking Defendants’ motion seeking to exclude the expert opinion of Plaintiffs’ expert Dr. Craig Pirrong and extending the briefing schedule on Plaintiffs’ motion for class… More

March 22, 2019

In re: Term Commodities Cotton Futures Litig., 12-cv-5126 (S.D.N.Y.)

On March 22, 2019, the Honorable Andrew L. Carter, Jr. issued an Opinion and Order denying Defendants’ Rule 12(c) motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on Plaintiffs’ claims concerning the ICE Cotton No. 2 futures contract that expired in… More

March 12, 2019

Busher v. Barry, Jr. et al, 14-cv-04322-NSR-JCM

On March 12, 2019, the Honorable Nelson S. Roman denied Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. The Court also partially denied Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment, insofar it related to the defenses of acquiescence, waiver and… More