J.P. Morgan to pay nearly $800 million to settle all remaining Lehman Brothers lawsuits
JP Morgan Chase will pay $798m to settle all of the remaining lawsuits brought against it by Lehman Brothers Holding, subject to approval by the US Bankruptcy Court in New York. The settlement will cover the claim that JP Morgan improperly handled securities collateral for Lehman’s tri-party repurchase agreements (repos), as well as Lehman’s issue with JP Morgan Chase’s securities lending claims. The settlement is in addition to the $1.42bn that JP Morgan will pay to Lehman Brothers to settle the majority of a 2010 lawsuit claim that JP Morgan Chase took collateral before Lehman claimed bankruptcy.
J.P. Morgan Chase will pay $798 million to settle all remaining lawsuits and claims brought by Lehman Brothers Holdings.

The settlement includes claims against J.P. Morgan Chase for how it handled securities collateral as Lehman's clearing bank and custodian for tri-party repurchase agreements, or repos, and Lehman's objections to J.P. Morgan's securities lending claims, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.

The settlement, if approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, would settle all remaining claims against J.P. Morgan by Lehman Brothers. “We are pleased to have resolved Lehman's remaining claims and to put the matter behind us. The firm has legal reserves for this settlement,” according to a statement from Brian Marchiony, J.P. Morgan spokesman.

The settlement comes one year after J.P. Morgan agreed to pay Lehman Brothers $1.42 billion to settle most of a 2010 lawsuit that claimed J.P. Morgan took collateral prior to Lehman's bankruptcy, according to an 8-K filing by J.P. Morgan in January 2016.

A hearing on the latest motion to settle is scheduled in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Feb. 16, according to the Wednesday filing.

Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15, 2008. Five days later, the bankruptcy court approved the $1.75 billion sale of the company's capital markets and investment banking operations to Barclays Capital.