The fact that it is systemic and repeated will show the nature of the illegal practices and increase the leverage of the company and the damages. Rest assured that they likely did not know exactly what was happening and their law firm likely worked with them to ensure the appropriate action was being taken when they discovered exactly the issue and when to file the suit.
Blaming the victim for being a victim is a good trick. It works frequently in politics. It won’t work here, in a court of law, where the acts themselves are illegal and appear to be a systemic practice of illegal activity to defraud the market by regulated entities that claim to have the public trust and effectively manage “the market”. If they are manipulating to benefit themselves and their special clients, that is something so fundamental, it requires full investigation and the company is well along the way in that endeavor.
It is likely only a matter of time before the government and regulators get involved and certainly the company should keep at it to make sure that occurs.
The desperation of the defendants in this case will likely only increase over time.
Bullish