LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation: Some Complaints of Possible Reading Interest

The July 25, 2012 Berkshire Bank complaint [S.D.N.Y. No. 12-5723], and three earlier ones (City of Baltimore [S.D.N.Y. No. 11-5450 ~ Aug. 5, 2011]Metzler Investment GmbH [S.D.N.Y. No. 11-7676 ~ Oct. 28, 2011], and Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund et al [N.D. Calif. No. 11-6409 ~ Aug. 29, 2011]), among others in the consolidated federal multidistrict action listed below — In Re: LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation [11-md-2262 ~ Aug. 12, 2011] — under federal Nature of Suit Code 410-Antitrust, may hold some possible reading interest.

As indicated above, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Number is 2262, which case is described briefly as follows:

Title: In Re: LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation

Assigned to:     Senior Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald [see also here] (U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District)

All Member Cases:
8:12-cv-00323 in C.D. Cal., Helen Galope v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company et al (CTO Filed)
3:11-cv-04186 in N.D. Cal., Schwab Money Market Fund et al v. Bank of America Corporation et al (CTO Final)
3:11-cv-04187 in N.D. Cal., Charles Schwab Bank, N.A. et al v. Bank of America Corporation et al (CTO Final)
4:11-cv-04271 in N.D. Cal., Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund et al v. Bank of America Corporation et al (CTO Final) [complaint unavailable]
1:11-cv-02625 in N.D. Ill., Hershey v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-02706 in N.D. Ill., McCormick et al v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-02824 in N.D. Ill., Laydon v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-03739 in N.D. Ill., Calle Gracey v. BANK OF AMERICA CORP. et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-04047 in N.D. Ill., 303030 Trading, LLC v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-04397 in N.D. Ill., Atlantic Trading USA, LLC v. BANK OF AMERICA CORP. et al (Closed)
0:11-cv-01901 in D. Minn., AVP Properties, LLC v. Bank of America Corporation et al(Closed)
2:11-cv-03847 in D.N.J., NATHANIAL HAYNES v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-02613 in S.D.N.Y., FTC Capital GMBH et al v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al (NTN)
1:11-cv-02883 in S.D.N.Y., Carpenters Pension Fund of West Virginia v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-03128 in S.D.N.Y., City of Dania Beach Police & Firefighters’ Retirement System v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-03249 in S.D.N.Y., Ravan Investments, LLC v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-03423 in S.D.N.Y., Francis v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-03781 in S.D.N.Y., Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local #14 v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-03925 in S.D.N.Y., Courmont & Wapner Associates, L.P. v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-04421 in S.D.N.Y., Augenbaum v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed) [complaint unavailable]
1:11-cv-04736 in S.D.N.Y., Independence Trading Inc. v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-05450 in S.D.N.Y., Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Bank of America Corporation et al (NTN)
1:11-cv-06120 in S.D.N.Y., Van De Velde v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-07676 in S.D.N.Y., Metzler Investment GmbH v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al (Closed)
1:11-cv-07715 in S.D.N.Y., City of New Britain Firefighters’ and Police Benefit Fund v. Bank of America Corporation et al (Closed)
1:12-cv-01025 in S.D.N.Y., Gelboim v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al (NTN)
1:12-cv-04205 in S.D.N.Y., Community Bank & Trust v. Bank of America Corporation et al (NTN)
1:12-cv-05723 in S.D.N.Y., The Berkshire Bank v. Bank of America Corporation et al (NTN)
1:12-cv-05822 in S.D.N.Y., 33-35 Green Pond Road Associates, LLC v. Bank Of America Corporation et al (NTN)
1:12-cv-06056 in S.D.N.Y., Lieberman et al v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al (NTN)

 

***

Another case, filed on October 4, 2012 in the S.D.N.Y. — a class action lawsuit by a homeowner claiming that LIBOR manipulation made mortgage repayments for thousands of Americans more expensive than they should have been — is:

Adams et al v. Bank of America Corp. et al (12-CV-07641) [docket sheet as of October 14, 2012]

The complaint is here.