Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  1. May 12, 2023

    WilmerHale Beats DQ Bid As Chase's Counsel In Epstein Suit

    WilmerHale won't be disqualified from defending JPMorgan Chase against a putative class action alleging the bank enabled Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, a New York federal judge has ruled, finding the law firm's previous pro bono work for an Epstein victim doesn't create a conflict of interest.

  2. May 05, 2023

    Epstein Victim Wants WilmerHale DQ'd From JPMorgan Suit

    A victim of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring who's spearheading a putative class action against JPMorgan Chase NA for enabling his abuse wants WilmerHale disqualified from the case, saying one of the attorneys now defending Chase previously worked pro bono on a closely related effort to void Epstein's notorious 2008 non-prosecution agreement.

  3. May 02, 2023

    Judge Details Claims About Ex-JPMorgan Exec's Epstein Ties

    A New York federal judge overseeing lawsuits accusing Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking has, in a Monday opinion, recounted further allegations that JPMorgan's former head of private banking James "Jes" Staley not only knew about Epstein's abuses but also partook in them.

  4. April 25, 2023

    Ex-JPMorgan Exec Staley Wants Out Of Epstein Suits

    JPMorgan's former head of private banking, James "Jes" Staley, asked a New York federal judge to remove him as a third-party defendant in a suit over whether the bank owes money to survivors of a human trafficking ring allegedly run by former client Jeffrey Epstein, arguing the bank is attempting to pin the Epstein connection on him.

  5. April 20, 2023

    Epstein Victim Must Disclose Her Identity To JPMorgan

    A New York federal judge has ordered that the identity of an anonymous victim of Jeffrey Epstein's human trafficking ring be disclosed in a suit against JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and its former head of private banking, James "Jes" Staley.

  6. April 12, 2023

    JPMorgan Ignored Flagged Epstein Withdrawals, Suit Says

    JPMorgan Chase & Co. internally flagged Jeffrey Epstein's huge cash withdrawals years before he was convicted of sex offenses, while executives joked about his interest in young girls, according to a revised version of a New York federal suit accusing the bank of aiding the late financier's sex trafficking scheme.

  7. April 10, 2023

    No Separate Trial For Ex-JPMorgan Exec Staley In Epstein Suit

    A New York federal judge on Monday once again refused to sever ex-JPMorgan executive James "Jes" Staley from an alleged Jeffrey Epstein sexual abuse victim's suit alleging the bank knew of its former account holder's abuse, saying Staley is a "key figure" of the woman's case.

  8. April 04, 2023

    JPMorgan Says Virgin Islands Can't Beef Up Epstein Suit

    JPMorgan Chase urged a New York federal court on Tuesday to deny the U.S. Virgin Islands' bid to bolster its suit accusing the bank of aiding financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking scheme, saying the request "comes far too late," and the proposed obstruction claim doesn't show the company impeded any trafficking investigation.

  9. March 27, 2023

    JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Can See Epstein Victims Fund Info

    The Epstein Victims Compensation Program must hand over to JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank information regarding the number of approved applicants, a New York federal judge has ordered in a case alleging the banks enabled Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking and knowingly benefited from the late billionaire's operations. 

  10. March 20, 2023

    JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Must Face Trimmed Epstein Suits

    A New York federal judge on Monday trimmed lawsuits brought by the U.S. Virgin Islands and an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein claiming Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA enabled Epstein's sex trafficking, but kept alive crucial claims, including that the institutions knowingly benefited from the late billionaire's operations.