Litigation
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Federal Court Rules Against IRS Micro Captive Insurance Regulation
By Allison BellThe judge found that the agency exceeded its statutory authority.
April 23, 2026
Goldman Sachs Says Ex-Star Banker Leissner Is Hiding Its MoneyTim Leissner collected more than $20 million in compensation while carrying out frauds involving Malaysia's 1MDB fund, Goldman says.
April 21, 2026
Advisor Fired After 50 Years at Wells Fargo Alleges Age DiscriminationKenneth Schneider contends in a lawsuit that his swearing at work was a pretext for the dismissal.
April 21, 2026
Labor Secretary Leaves Cabinet Amid InvestigationLori Chavez-DeRemer is accused of committing travel fraud and drinking at work.
April 20, 2026
Ameriprise Data Breach Affected Nearly 48,000Two lawsuits sparked by the March incident have been dropped, court records show.
April 20, 2026
Stifel Settles With Investors in Structured Notes CaseThe investors won a $133M arbitration award tied to barred broker Chuck A. Roberts' risky strategy.
April 17, 2026
Mercer Faces Data Breach LawsuitsShinyHunters, a cyber extortion gang, dumped millions of internal records onto the dark web, plaintiffs say.
April 17, 2026
Barred Oregon Broker Accused of Stealing Over $1.6M From ClientsJeffrey Thomas Higgins is charged with selling clients' stock and taking the proceeds over roughly 17 years.