Partial Dismissal Granted In Antitrust Suit Involving Broker And Alleged ‘Phishing’

( March 24, 2025, 11:20 AM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — A Maryland federal judge granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss by stock exchange market makers and market participants and a broker-dealer in a Sherman Act and Exchange Act violation suit alleging that the broker used “phishing” emails to illegally access the plaintiff’s brokerage accounts and that the other defendants conspired to defraud the plaintiff by manipulating prices of certain securities....