The SDNY Blog is relaunching as a publication of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.  We expect to post several times a week on decisions and other developments in the Southern District of New York.  You can find us right here at www.sdnyblog.com, or follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

Here’s a quick summary of what’s been happening in the Southern District while we were away:

  • Judge Berman vacated the NFL’s four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for his alleged role in deflating footballs used during the 2015 AFC Championship Game.  Judge Berman concluded that “Brady had no notice that he could receive a four-game suspension for general awareness of ball deflation by others or participation in any scheme to deflate footballs, and non-cooperation with the ensuing Investigation.”

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In an opinion issued today, Judge Scheindlin dismissed in its entirety a putative class action complaint brought on behalf of investors who purchased shares of British bank Barclays between July 2007 and June 2012. The plaintiffs had accused Barclays of participating in two schemes to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which sets rates at which banks lend to each other basedon the answers to surveys provided by participating banks.
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