Allied Irish, Citigroup settle litigation over rogue trader
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C - news) has settled long-running litigation in which Allied Irish Banks Plc accused it of helping rogue currency trader John Rusnak rack up a $691 million loss.
An order announcing the dismissal of the 12-1/2-year-old case was filed on Thursday with the U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . District Court in Manhattan (Hamburg: 32U.HM - news) .
The dismissal averts a trial that had been scheduled to begin on Jan. 25. Citigroup also resolved related claims against Buffalo, New York-based M&T Bank Corp. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York)