California Cities Sue Banks Over Libor Rates, Law Firm Says
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Eight California counties and public entities sued UBS AG, Barclays Plc and 20 other banks alleging they lost millions of dollars because the financial institutions manipulated the benchmark Libor rate.
The plaintiffs claim they were cheated out of higher interest payments on investments such as interest-rate swaps and corporate bonds tied to Libor.