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Practices of 'rogue trader' at Plains quickly lead to litigation.(Plains All American Pipeline reports losses due to unauthorized trading practices)(Brief Article)

Houston Business Journal

| December 03, 1999 | Perin, Monica | COPYRIGHT 1985 American City Business Journals, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Ex-employee blamed for $160 million loss at pipeline company

Law firms that specialize in class-action Litigation against public companies lost no time in filing claims against Plains All American Pipeline in Houston this week after the company disclosed millions in losses by a "rogue trader."

On Monday, the local energy firm announced that a now-former employee on the crude oil trading desk had caused the company a $160 million loss through the use of unauthorized trading practices.

In the first nine months of 1999, the company made $35.5 million on $2.6 billion in sales.

Company officials planned to hold a telephone conference with …

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