Hausfeld Announces Final Approval of More than $2.3 Billion in FX Settlements

August 7, 2018 (Washington, DC) — Yesterday, Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the Southern District of New York granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of 15 settlements with the world’s largest banks in In re Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation, 13-cv-7789 (S.D.N.Y.). The Court also granted Final Approval to the Notice and Plan of Distribution.

The settlements total $2,310,275,000; altogether, the settlements represent one of the largest partial class action settlements ever achieved under the antitrust laws. The Final Judgment Orders resolve litigation against Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, RBC, RBS, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, and UBS. Plaintiffs continue to litigate against the sole remaining defendant Credit Suisse.

Michael D. Hausfeld, Chairman of Hausfeld, stated: “These settlements have resulted in an extraordinary outcome for the class, representing one of the largest antitrust settlements in history. The success of the US litigation underscores the severity of misconduct by many of the world’s largest financial institutions that conspired to manipulate prices paid in the foreign exchange market.”

Reena Gambhir, Partner at Hausfeld said: “The Court’s approval of these settlements is a crucial next step toward distributing funds to the settlement classes harmed by this misconduct. With the benefit of cooperation from the 15 settling banks, we continue to vigorously prosecute this case against the remaining defendant, Credit Suisse.”

Claimants can find more information about the Settlements, including copies of the Final Approval Orders, at http://www.fxantitrustsettlement.com.

Hausfeld serves as plaintiffs’ co-lead counsel in the case with Scott + Scott LLP.

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