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Judge rules lawsuit accusing Staley of concealing what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein cannot be separated from two related claims
A federal US judge rejected requests to sever JP Morgan’s lawsuit accusing former executive Jes Staley of concealing what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein from two related lawsuits over the bank’s work for the convicted sex offender.
Monday’s decision by Judge Jed Rakoff in US district court in Manhattan is a defeat for Staley, as well as for women who claim Epstein sexually abused them and who are also suing the largest American bank.
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