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Elon Musk Sued for $258 Billion Over Alleged Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme

Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, plaintiff Keith Johnson accused Musk, electric …

Deutsche Bank Investors Can Sue in U.S. Over Epstein, Russian Oligarch Ties

A U.S. judge on Monday said shareholders can sue Deutsche Bank for allegedly hiding shortfalls in its internal controls while doing business with risky, ultra-rich clients like the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian oligarchs. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff …

Arkansas Teachers Fund Agrees to $643M Settlement With Allianz Over Losses

A pension fund for teachers in Arkansas has settled with Allianz and dropped its lawsuit over losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German insurer’s funds arm, according to a court document. The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System was the …

Major Investors to Settle, End Suits Against Allianz Over Losses in Funds Collapse

A number of big investors on Monday filed to end their lawsuits against Allianz after a settlement was reached over their losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German asset manager’s funds arm. The move marks an important milestone …

Judge Rules Goldman Sachs Must Again Face 2008 Securities Fraud Class Action

Goldman Sachs Group Inc .must again face a class action by shareholders who said they lost $13 billion because the Wall Street bank hid conflicts of interest when creating risky subprime securities before the 2008 financial crisis, a judge ruled …

Judge Says Wells Fargo Must Face Shareholder Fraud Claims

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Wells Fargo & Co’.s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders about its ability to rebound from five years of scandals over its treatment of customers. The fourth-largest U.S. bank has operated …

Trial Asks the $2 Billion Question: Does Musk Control Tesla?

Does Elon Musk control Tesla Inc. or does Tesla control Elon Musk? More than $2 billion hinges on that question as a trial kicks off on Monday. Shareholders allege that Musk used his control of Tesla to force the company …

Suit Claims Owners Drove Brooks Brothers to Bankruptcy to Avoid Paying Investor

The billionaire Italian family that until recently owned Brooks Brothers has been accused in a lawsuit of driving the iconic apparel retailer into bankruptcy instead of selling it, to avoid paying millions of dollars to an investor. In a complaint …

Judge Rules Former CBS Shareholders Can Sue Over ViacomCBS Merger

A Delaware judge on Wednesday said former CBS shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing Shari Redstone, the daughter of late media magnate Sumner Redstone, of pressuring the company into entering an unfair merger that created ViacomCBS Inc. Vice Chancellor Joseph …

Investors Sue Deutsche Bank, Executives Over Compliance Fine Linked to Epstein

FRANKFURT/NEW YORKβ€” Investors are suing Deutsche Bank and its CEO Christian Sewing, alleging the bank made false and misleading statements before it agreed to pay a $150 million fine for compliance failures linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit …