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Litigation

Sep. 27, 2014

Judge grants S&P's discovery motion, but warns it might not like what it finds

A judge granted in part the company's motion to compel discovery in the government's case targeting S&P's ratings activity in advance of the financial crisis, but cautioned that it might not like what it finds in the unredacted files.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal judge granted in part Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC's motion to compel discovery Thursday in the government's case against the company over its ratings in advance of the financial crisis, but cautioned that it might not like what it finds in the unredacted files.


While U.S. District Judge David O. Carter gave S&P's attorneys most of what they asked for in h...

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