Judge Rakoff awards $90.1 million judgment to Assured Guaranty Corp The legal press is abuzz with reports of a New York federal judge’s award of a $90.1 million judgment to mortgage insurer Assured Guaranty Corp. after a lengthy trial in its suit against Flagstar Bank FSB. The lawsuit arose from Assured’s claims that Flagstar had… Continue Reading
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Judge Rakoff v. SEC and Citigroup
Judge Rakoff Not Going Out Quietly In a story we’ve been following since the outset, on Monday, Judge Rakoff filed his brief before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. It is not every day that you see a federal judge litigating against two parties who were theoretically adverse before him. But that is precisely the… Continue Reading
Strange Bedfellows – SEC v. CitiGroup Litigation
Posted in Legislation/Regulation, Too Big to Fail SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ISSUES STAY IN LITIGATION BETWEEN S.E.C. AND CITIGROUP In a sharply worded opinion, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay to the district court proceedings in S.E.C. v. Citigroup, in the Southern District of New York. There, Judge Rakoff had previously refused to approve a proposed $285 million settlement… Continue Reading