Securities

NatWest Markets Manipulation of Treasury Futures Markets by Spoofing Class Action
This class action accuses three companies of “unlawful and intentional manipulation of U.S. Treasury Futures contracts” and options on those contracts, as traded on US exchanges, including the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The companies accused are NatWest Markets Securities, Inc., NatWest Markets, Plc, and NatWest Group, Plc (formerly RBS Securities, Inc., the Royal Bank Read moreSecurities, Fraud

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Delay of Drug Approval Securities Class Action
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. filed an S-4 Registration Statement for its November 2019 acquisition of Celgene Corporation. The complaint for this class action alleges that this S-4 contained untrue statements and omitted important information, because it did not disclose that Bristol-Myers was deliberately slow-walking approval of a drug. The slowdown would mean that certain milestones in Read moreSecurities

Boston Private Financial Holdings (BPFH) Proxy Statement Omissions Lawsuit
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. has been considering a transaction in which SVB Financial Group would acquire it. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “omits or misrepresents material information” about certain matters. The complaint claims the Proxy Statement therefore violates Read moreSecurities

SolarWinds (SWI) Public Statements and Losses to Investors Class Action
In December 2020, news emerged that hackers, possibly from the Russian government, had accessed US government and business systems through updates provided by a company called SolarWinds. This class action alleges that SolarWinds made false or misleading statements in its public filings that misled investors and inflated the price of SolarWinds securities. When information about Read moreSecurities

Insurance Office of America Inflated Securities RICO Class Action
This class action brings suit against Insurance Office of America, Inc. (IOA) and IOA Group, LLC, alleging that the company ran a Ponzi scheme that inflated stock prices. It also claims that the company defrauded its employees, customers, and independent sales agents and overbilled customers with fraudulent fees added to premiums. Read moreSecurities, RICO

United States Oil Fund Investment Losses Investigation
Did you lose a large amount of money on your investment with the exchange-traded fund (ETF) United States Oil Fund, LP (USO)? Do your losses on this fund add up to $250,000 or more? We’re investigating whether certain statements made by USO in its March 2020 registration statement might have been false or misleading, giving Read moreSecurities

Fidelity Life Mutual Conversion to Stock Ownership Class Action
When a mutual insurance company is converted to a stock insurance company, the plan may be complicated. The complaint for this class action alleges that when Fidelity Life Association underwent its conversion, the results were not what the mutual members believed would happen. The complaint brings suit against Fidelity Life and its Members Mutual Holding Read moreSecurities

Security Benefit Life Insurance EIA Annuities False Illustrations RICO Class Action
This class action is about certain equity-indexed deferred annuities (EIAs) sold by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. The complaint alleges that Secure Benefit provided deliberate misinformation on the annuities’ potential performance while rigging the rules for them so that they provided little or no return. The complaint alleges violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Read moreSecurities

Uniti Group (UNIT) Improper Spin-Off, Misleading Info Securities Class Action
Publicly-held companies—those who sell their stock to the general public—are required to make regular reports on those companies and to disseminate only truthful information about their practices, finances, condition, and other matters. The complaint for this class action alleges that Uniti Group and its CEO and CFO Read moreSecurities

Match Group Fake Love Interest Ads and Securities Prices Class Action
Where do securities and love intersect? In this complaint, which alleges that Match Group, Inc., the dating and matchmaking company, violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint claims the company made false or misleading statements to investors and failed to disclose adverse information, in order to boost the price of its securities. Read moreSecurities