7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of CEA Violation Cases Against Financial Firms

( January 30, 2026, 2:48 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed an Illinois federal judge’s dismissal of complaints filed by a trust and a commodity trading adviser against financial institutions they alleged violated the Commodity Exchange Act by manipulating the volatility index, finding that the trust’s complaint was untimely and the adviser did not allege that it suffered an injury in fact....