{"id":5197,"date":"2011-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutionalinvestorsecuritiesblog.blawgcloud.com\/2011\/06\/washington_mutual_bank_bondhol"},"modified":"2022-04-05T11:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:21:25","slug":"washington-mutual-bank-bondhol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/washington-mutual-bank-bondhol\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Mutual Bank Bondholders\u2019 Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is Revived by Appeals Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal has revived a securities fraud lawsuit <\/a>filed by bondholders of the now failed Washington Mutual Bank against JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N<\/a>). The plaintiffs had accused the investment bank of causing them to suffer financial losses because it purchased the thrift\u2019s assets at a \u201cfire sale\u201d price.<\/p>\n

Per the securities complaint, insurers American National Insurance Co., Farm Family Life Insurance Co., American National Property and Casualty Insurance Co., National Western Life Insurance Co., and Farm Family Casualty Insurance Co. are accusing JP Morgan of exerting pressure on the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. so it would force the $1.9 billion sale of Washington Mutual. They contend that as a result, what used to be the biggest savings and loan in the country with $307 billion in assets was \u201cdrastically undervalued,\u201d which allowed the financial firm to pick out the best assets at the expense of the plaintiffs, whose bond investments lost their value.<\/p>\n

The appeals court panel\u2019s decision reverses a federal district judge\u2019s ruling last year dismissing the complaint. The judge had said that the bondholders need to have pursued all administrative revenues before filing their securities fraud lawsuit, which is one of a number of complaints stemming from the FDIC\u2019s seizure of WaMu in 2008. WaMu\u2019s holding company immediately filed for bankruptcy and is still waiting for a judge to grant the permission required to allow it to give creditors $7 billion.<\/p>\n

The appeals court\u2019s decision came just one day after the WaMu bankruptcy reorganization plan was challenged by Aurelius Capital Management. The hedge fund said that WaMu was denied access to approximately $4 billion that JP Morgan was improperly holding. Aurelius claims that as a result, this settlement is currently of greater value to JP Morgan than WaMu.
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\nRelated Web Resources: <\/strong>
\nAurelius withdraws support of WaMu bankruptcy plan<\/a>, Bloomberg Businessweek\/AP, June 23, 2011<\/p>\n

Court revives WaMu bondholder suit vs JPMorgan<\/a>, Reuters, June 24, 2011<\/p>\n

American National Insurance Co. <\/a><\/p>\n

Farm Family Life Insurance Co. <\/a><\/p>\n

National Western Life Insurance Co. <\/a><\/p>\n

Farm Family Casualty Insurance Co.<\/a><\/p>\n


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