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Barclays Fails To Escape Shareholders’ MBS Action

Barclays Fails To Escape Shareholders’ MBS Action

Case Title

In re: Barclays Bank Plc Securities Litigation

Case Number

1:09-cv-01989

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Securities/Commodities

Judge

Paul A. Crotty

Law360, New York (June 03, 2014, 1:19 PM ET) — A New York federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a class action against Barclays Bank PLC, saying a Second Circuit ruling gave shareholders latitude to amend allegations that the bank did not believe its own valuations for mortgage-backed securities offerings.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty rejected the British financial giant’s arguments that the Second Circuit did not allow for the plaintiffs to amend several of their claims related to a set of offerings known as Series 5, which had been dismissed by the district…

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