In re Optiver Commodities Litigation, 08-cv-6842 (S.D.N.Y.)

On June 22, 2015, the Honorable Loretta A. Preska, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, granted Plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of a proposed class action settlement of Plaintiffs’ claims that Optiver US LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Optiver VOF, Christopher Dowson, Bastiaan van Kempen and Randal Meijer (collectively, “Defendants”) manipulated energy futures prices in violation of federal and state laws. All Persons that purchased, sold or held NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil, New York Harbor Heating Oil and New York Harbor Gasoline futures contracts at any time from March 2, 2007 through March 26, 2007, inclusive, are included in the Class. Lovell Stewart is co-lead counsel in this action. Class members can find additional information on www.nymextassettlement.com. Please contact Ian T. Stoll, Esq. (IStoll@lshllp.com).