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Litigation

May 4, 2012

Bond insurers fail to win dismissal in credit rating suit

Bond insurers facing accusations of scheming to degrade the credit ratings of public entities suffered a setback when a San Francisco County Superior Court judge denied their motion to strike.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Bond insurers facing accusations of scheming to degrade the credit ratings of public entities suffered a setback when a San Francisco County Superior Court judge denied their motion to strike.


The companies, which include AMBAC Assurance Corp. and MBIA Insurance Corp., are being sued for allegedly joining forces with rating agencies to use a dual credit rating system that unfairly fav...

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