Cases & Investigations
In re: Commodity Exchange, Inc., Gold Futures and Options Trading Litigation
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Bank plc, Deutsche Bank Ag, HSBC Bank plc and Société Générale are all members of the London Gold Market Fixing Ltd., which conducts the London Gold Fixing. The London Gold Fixing is a twice daily process where the defendants set an important benchmark price for gold.
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- Antitrust, Commodities & Financial Instruments
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MF Global Litigation
Berger Montague filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint on November 5, 2012, in which it alleged that individuals and entities associated with the MF Global debacle — including PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, CME Group, Inc., and former Senator Jon Corzine — violated numerous laws, including the Commodity Exchange Act, when more than $1 billion disappeared from MF Global’s customers’ accounts.
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- Commercial Litigation, Commodities & Financial Instruments
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PFG Best/Peregrine Futures Customer Account Class Action Lawsuit
Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel in a class action on behalf of futures account holders of PFG Best/Peregrine, whose segregated account funds have been effectively frozen following reports of “accounting irregularities” at the futures brokerage firm and a reported suicide attempt by its founder and owner Russell R. Wasendorf, Sr.
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- Commercial Litigation, Commodities & Financial Instruments
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