Legal Opinion
United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 4, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2012-1862Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 12-1862 (JEB) J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Securities and Exchange Commission has, to its detriment in this case, taken too literally the immortal admonition of the famed 1990s pop-music trio TLC: “Don’t go chasing waterfalls.” The fountainhead of the current dispute is located in a settlement between Plaintiff SEC and Defendants J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and various related entities. The Commission thereby obtained nearly $75…
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