A U.S. judge in Philadelphia on Tuesday declined to immediately rule on whether to throw out an insider trading case filed by U.S. securities regulators against billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman and his firm, Omega Advisors.

COMMERCIAL BREAK
SCROLL TO CONTINUE READING

U.S. District Judge Juan Sánchez, following oral arguments by lawyers for Cooperman and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said he would take the matter "under advisement." In December, lawyers for Cooperman and Omega had filed a motion to dismiss the SEC's case.

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)