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New Justice Department’s FIRREA cases against banks: holding the victim responsible

  • Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
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  • USA
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  • May 16 2013

The government's ever-evolving response to the United States financial crisis has come full circle, as civil Justice Department Attorneys seek to

With securities case dismissal, another loss in the southern district for LIBOR plaintiffs

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2013

On Monday, Southern District of New York Judge Shira Scheindlin dismissed the entire suit in Gusinsky v. Barclays, without leave to amend and with

Federal Court dismisses United States action against Countrywide in part

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On May 8, Judge Jed Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed claims by the United States for

The 'civil-izing' of white-collar criminal enforcement

  • Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 7 2013

In recent congressional testimony, Attorney General Eric Holder made waves by acknowledging that "it becomes difficult for the Department of

Grand jury indicts Swiss lawyer and banker in tax evasion scheme

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

A New York federal grand jury recently indicted a Swiss lawyer and bank executive for their roles in allegedly assisting US citizens with hiding

Court denies Goldman Sachs's motion to dismiss RMBS action brought by Prudential

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2013

On April 9, Judge Susan Wigenton of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Goldman Sachs's motion to dismiss Prudential's

Prudential sues Bank of America over $2 billion in RMBS

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 25 2013

On March 14, several Prudential entities filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against several Bank of

US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit court affirms dismissal of Anti-Terrorism Act claims against UBS

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 21 2013

A federal appellate court in New York has held that under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), a bank cannot be held liable for the acts of terrorist

JP Morgan targeted by US regulators for lapses in risk management

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

The US Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have taken official enforcement actions against JP Morgan Chase. These

HSBC reaches settlement with US authorities over flaws in compliance

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

HSBC reached a settlement with US authorities for a total sum of USD 1.9 billion. This amount consisted of a forfeit of USD 1.25 billion in proceeds