SDNY Rejects Free Speech Defense from Rating Agencies | Practical Law

SDNY Rejects Free Speech Defense from Rating Agencies | Practical Law

An update on a fraud case against Moody's, S&P, and Morgan Stanley in the Southern District of New York for losses from the sale of inaccurately rated securities and a recent refusal to dismiss the case based on a First Amendment argument put forth by the rating agencies.

SDNY Rejects Free Speech Defense from Rating Agencies

Practical Law Legal Update 2-500-1550 (Approx. 2 pages)

SDNY Rejects Free Speech Defense from Rating Agencies

by PLC Finance
Published on 09 Sep 2009USA (National/Federal)
An update on a fraud case against Moody's, S&P, and Morgan Stanley in the Southern District of New York for losses from the sale of inaccurately rated securities and a recent refusal to dismiss the case based on a First Amendment argument put forth by the rating agencies.