Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. Announces A Proposed Class Action Settlement.
PR94382
Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. Announces A Proposed Class Action Settlement. If You Purchased or Sold Any Precious Metals Futures or Options on Precious Metals Futures on the COMEX or NYMEX Exchanges, Your Rights May Be Affected By A Pending Class Action Settlement
NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
IN RE JPMORGAN PRECIOUS METALS SPOOFING LITIGATION | Case No.: 1:18-cv-10356
(GHW)
Summary Notice of Proposed CLASS ACTION Settlement
If you purchased or sold any Precious Metals Futures or Options on Precious
Metals Futures on the Commodity Exchange Inc. ("COMEX") or the New York
Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX") from March 1, 2008 through August 31, 2016, your
rights may be affected by a pending class action settlement, and you may be
entitled to a portion of the settlement fund.
If You Purchased or Sold Any Precious Metals Futures or Options on Precious
Metals Futures on the COMEX/NYMEX Exchanges
This Summary Notice is to alert you to a proposed Settlement totaling
$60,000,000 (the "Settlement Amount") reached with JPMorgan Chase & Co.
("JPMorgan") in a pending class action (the "Action").
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the
"Court") authorized this Summary Notice and has appointed the lawyers listed
below to represent the Settlement Class in this Action:
Vincent Briganti
Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.
44 South Broadway, Suite 1100
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: +1 (914) 733-7221
Email: vbriganti@lowey.com
Who is a member of the Settlement Class?
The proposed Settlement Class consists of all Persons and entities that
purchased or sold any Precious Metals Futures or Options on Precious Metals
Futures on the COMEX or NYMEX from March 1, 2008 through August 31, 2016 (the
"Class Period"). Excluded from the Settlement Class are: (i) JPMorgan and any
parent, subsidiary, affiliate or agent of JPMorgan, provided, that any
Investment Vehicle shall not be excluded from the Settlement Class, but under
no circumstances may JPMorgan (or any of its direct or indirect parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, or divisions) receive a distribution for its own
account from the Settlement Fund through an Investment Vehicle; and (ii) the
United States Government.
"Precious Metals Futures" means Gold Futures contract(s), Silver Futures
contract(s), Platinum Futures contract(s) or Palladium Futures contract(s), and
"Options on Precious Metals Futures" means any option on Precious Metals
Futures.
The other capitalized terms used in this Summary Notice are defined in the
detailed Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement, July 7, 2022 Fairness
Hearing Thereon and Class Members' Rights ("Notice") and in the Settlement
Agreement, which are available at
www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com.
If you are not sure if you are included in the Settlement Class, you can get
more information, including the detailed Notice, at
www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com or by calling toll-free
1-877-999-4333 (if calling from outside the United States or Canada, call
1-414-921-0344).
What is this lawsuit about and what does the Settlement provide?
Class Plaintiffs allege that Defendants JPMorgan and three of JPMorgan's former
futures traders (John Edmonds, Robert Gottlieb, and Michael Thomas Nowak)
unlawfully and intentionally manipulated the prices of gold and silver futures
and options contracts traded on the COMEX and platinum and palladium futures
and options traded on the NYMEX during the Class Period in violation of the
Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. (sections) 1, et seq. and the common law.
JPMorgan maintains that it has good and meritorious defenses to Class
Plaintiffs' claims and would prevail if the case were to proceed. Nevertheless,
to settle the claims in this lawsuit, and thereby avoid the expense and
uncertainty of further litigation, JPMorgan has agreed to pay a total of
$60,000,000 in cash for the benefit of the proposed Settlement Class. If the
Settlement is approved, the Settlement Amount, plus interest earned from the
date it was established (the "Settlement Fund"), less any Taxes, the reasonable
costs of Class Notice and administration, any Court-awarded attorneys' fees,
litigation expenses and costs, Incentive Awards for Class Plaintiffs, and any
other costs or fees approved by the Court (the "Net Settlement Fund") will be
divided among all Class Members who file valid Proof of Claim and Release Forms
("Claim Form").
If the Settlement is approved, the Action will be resolved against all
Defendants. If the Settlement is not approved, JPMorgan and the other
Defendants will remain as defendants in the Action, and Class Plaintiffs will
continue to pursue their claims against Defendants.
Will I get a payment?
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and do not opt out, you will be
eligible for a payment under the Settlement if you file a Claim Form. You may
obtain more information at www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com
or by calling toll-free 1-877-999-4333 (if calling from outside the United
States or Canada, call 1-414-921-0344).
Claim Forms must be postmarked by August 8, 2022 or submitted online at
www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com on or before 11:59 p.m.
Eastern time on August 8, 2022.
What are my rights?
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and do not opt out, you will
release certain legal rights against JPMorgan, the other Defendants, and
Released Parties as explained in the detailed Notice and Settlement Agreement,
which are available at www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com. If
you do not want to take part in the proposed Settlement, you must opt out by
May 23, 2022. You may object to the proposed Settlement, the Distribution Plan,
and/or Lead Counsel's request for attorneys' fees, payment of litigation costs
and expenses, and any Incentive Awards to Class Plaintiffs. If you want to
object, you must do so by May 23, 2022. Information on how to opt out or object
is contained in the detailed Notice, which is available at
www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com.
When is the Fairness Hearing?
The Court will hold a hearing via audio teleconference from the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, at the Daniel Patrick
Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, located at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007, on
July 7, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to consider whether to finally approve
the proposed Settlement, Distribution Plan, the application for an award of
attorneys' fees and payment of litigation costs and expenses, and the
application for Incentive Awards for the Class Plaintiffs. Any Class Member who
wants to participate at the Fairness Hearing can do so remotely by calling the
following toll-free number: 1-888-567-1602 (if calling from outside the United
States or Canada, call 1-862-298-0702) on the date and time of the Fairness
Hearing. You or your lawyer may ask to participate and speak at the hearing,
but you do not have to. Any changes to the time and place of the Fairness
Hearing, or other deadlines, will be posted to
www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com as soon as is practicable.
For more information, call toll-free 1-877-999-4333 (if calling from outside
the United States or Canada, call 1-414-921-0344) or visit
www.preciousmetalsfuturesclassactionsettlement.com.
**** Please do not call the Court or the Clerk of the Court for information
about the Settlement. ****
SOURCE: Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.
CONTACT: Vincent Briganti, +1 (914) 733-7221
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