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Robinhood Faces 90 Lawsuits as Congressional Hearing Looms

18th February 2021
The trading platform heads to Washington on Thursday, cast as the villain in a story that took the financial world by storm.
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Competition Probe Opened Into Mastercard’s ATM Scheme

17th February 2021
Swiss authorities are investigating whether the payments giant broke rules on transactions using other banks’ ATMs.
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Jones Day Data Stolen in Third-Party Data Breach

17th February 2021
Partially redacted files purported to have been stolen from the firm were posted on the dark web following the breach.
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Biden Administration Pauses TikTok Ban

11th February 2021
The DOJ has asked federal appeals courts to put government appeals of lower court rulings on hold pending review.
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Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange Sue SEC Over Public Data Feeds

10th February 2021
The move to expand public access to stock data could undermine exchanges’ proprietary data businesses, the claimants said.
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Robinhood Sued Over Suicide of 20-Year-Old Trader

9th February 2021
Alex Kearns’s parents allege that Robinhood’s poor communication caused their son to believe he was deeply in debt.
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Client to Pay Firm £25,000 in Damages for Negative Review

9th February 2021
A wave of online criticism has been set off after a man who called a firm “another scam solicitor” was ordered to pay libel damages.
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DOJ Ends Probe Into Ford’s Emissions Process

8th February 2021
Both the DOJ and the state of California opted not to continue investigations into whether Ford stated inaccurate emissions figures.
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Supreme Court Cubs SFO’s International Reach

5th February 2021
By ruling in favour of KBR, the Supreme Court sets new limits on the SFO’s power to conduct overseas investigations.
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Smartmatic Sues Fox News and Trump Attorneys Over Election Disinformation

5th February 2021
A voting machine company is suing Fox News and others for $2.7 billion for  “knowingly” spreading disinformation about its business.
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