Ohio Federal Judge ‘Reluctantly’ Tosses Shareholder Claims Related To Bribery

(May 21, 2024, 2:25 PM EDT) -- AKRON, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio “reluctantly granted” a joint motion to dismiss a shareholder derivative lawsuit stemming from the alleged involvement of an energy company’s board of directors in a massive bribery, racketeering and pay-to-play scheme with Ohio legislators after the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a settlement of a parallel shareholder derivative complaint filed in another Ohio federal court....