US judge says Bank of America's alleged 'reckless disregard' supports Epstein lawsuit
Published on: Feb. 12, 2026, 6:25 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said accusations Bank of America recklessly disregarded information that the late financier Jeffrey Epstein engaged in sex trafficking were sufficient to let a proposed class action lawsuit proceed. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff's assessment came in an opinion explaining his January 29 decision to let Epstein victims pursue two claims accusing the nation's second-largest bank of knowingly benefiting from Epstein's sex trafficking, and of obstructing enforcement of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The judge also dismissed four other claims against Bank of America, and all of a similar lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon.
