Newsmakers
Ryanair Settles Lawsuit With Alabama Pension Fund
The airline agreed to pay $5 million to the Birmingham fire and police pension fund but denied any wrongdoing.
Tag: Class Action
Risk
Florida Pension Sues Fidelity National Over Worldpay Deal
The fintech firm is accused of failing to disclose material information that led to a $17.6 billon write-down.
Risk
Pension Funds Sue Silicon Valley Bank’s Officers, Auditor KPMG Following Failure
Complaint alleges the company's executives and its auditor ‘understated and concealed’ the risks posed by rising interest rates.
Newsmakers
Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo, Paradigm Sued for Touting FTX
Investment firms allegedly made ‘deceptive and misleading statements’ to promote the failed crypto exchange.
Newsmakers
Ohio Takes Lead in $25.5 Million Suit Against Warner Bros. Discovery
Class-action lawsuit alleges company intentionally failed to disclose financial problems at WarnerMedia prior to merger.
Risk
Florida Pension Funds Sue Barclays Over $17.6 Billion Debt Over-Issuance
The Miami pensions call the bank’s failure to prevent massive error ‘deliberately reckless.’
Newsmakers
Janus Henderson Sued for Allegedly Favoring Its Own Funds in 401(k) Plan
Class action lawsuit claims firm loaded its retirement plan with high-fee, underperforming proprietary funds.
Newsmakers
Stock Loan Tiff: 4 Allocators’ Case Against Wall Street Firms Advances
Plans for Iowa, Los Angeles County and two other California counties seek class action standing against Goldman and four others.
Risk
Pension Fund Sues Peloton Over Alleged False Statements
The lawsuit claims the fitness company and its executives lied about the prospects of post-COVID growth.
Asset Allocation
Twitter to Pay $809.5 Million to Settle Securities Fraud Lawsuit
The social media company was accused of concealing from investors its stagnant user growth and declining user engagement.
Risk
BlackRock Agrees to Settle ERISA Lawsuit
Asset management giant ends class action litigation by paying plan participants $9.65 million.
Risk
Northern Trust Sued for Allegedly Loading 401(K) with Proprietary Duds
Lawsuit claims default retirement plan investments have underperformed up to 90% of peers for nearly a decade.
Regulation
UK Pension Cleared to Sue Apple over Alleged Misleading China Comments
Judge says it ‘strains credulity’ that CEO Tim Cook was unaware of potential impact of trade tensions on iPhone sales in China.
Regulation
Rhode Island Pension Sues Restaurant Brands over Offerings
Lawsuit alleges the fast-food company misled investors about the underperformance of its Tim Hortons chain.
Risk
Oklahoma Firefighters Pension Sues Peabody Energy over Mine Fire
The lawsuit alleges the coal mining company, its CEO and its CFO failed to disclose safety issues.