Lawsuits

Goldman Sachs Group is in talks to settle a high-profile lawsuit alleging gender pay disparity, ahead of going to trial next month, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The bank's decision to allow former boss Jes Staley to leave on good terms is under fresh scrutiny as several U.S. legal cases reveal new details of his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.

A federal judge allowed a Jeffrey Epstein victim to proceed with a claim that the banks knowingly benefited from Epstein's sex trafficking by providing him with financial services. But the judge dismissed the top counts in two suits.

JPMorgan Chase pushed back on allegations that its former executive Jes Staley "personally observed" Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, calling them "unsupported" and "conclusory."

Wells Fargo will pay $300 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it improperly charged customers for unneeded auto-collision protection insurance — and hid the practice from investors.

Signature Bank was accused in a lawsuit by an investment firm of facilitating the FTX collapse by allowing the now-defunct crypto exchange to commingle customer accounts with its blockchain network.

Coinbase won dismissal of a lawsuit by consumers alleging the cryptocurrency exchange facilitated the sale of unregistered securities on its platform.

A judge said he would approve Deutsche Bank's $26.3 million settlement of a lawsuit that accused the bank of misleading investors about how thoroughly it vetted clients, including Jeffrey Epstein and Russian tycoons.

A former Deutsche Bank trader cleared of charges that he rigged the Libor benchmark rate is suing for malicious prosecution, becoming the second employee cleared in court to pursue the bank for damages.

JPMorgan Chase is claiming the founder of Frank, a college financial-planning site the bank acquired in 2021, defrauded it by vastly inflating the number of customers the company had.