United States of America v. McGraw-Hill Companies Inc et al

  1. January 16, 2014

    Feds To Depose 9 S&P Employees In $5B Fraud Action

    The U.S. government plans to depose as many as nine current and former Standard & Poor's employees in a $5 billion fraud suit alleging the company intentionally gave false ratings to mortgage bonds before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a Wednesday court filing.

  2. July 17, 2013

    Prosecutors Unleashed As $5B S&P Action Rolls On

    The U.S. government's winning streak under a controversial fraud law continued Tuesday as a California federal court blessed its $5 billion suit against Standard & Poor's over mortgage bond ratings before the financial crisis, part of a trend that has defense counsel spooked.

  3. July 17, 2013

    S&P Can't Ditch DOJ's $5B MBS Fraud Suit

    The U.S. government won permission late Tuesday to pursue a $5 billion fraud suit over Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC's alleged role in the financial crisis, as a California federal judge sharply rejected the firm's argument that its statements about objective mortgage-backed securities ratings were "mere puffery."

  4. July 08, 2013

    S&P Stumbles In Bid To Toss DOJ's $5B MBS Suit

    A California federal judge Monday tentatively denied Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC's attempt to toss the U.S. Department of Justice's $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of knowingly issuing ratings that didn't accurately reflect mortgage-backed securities' credit risk, saying the government adequately pled fraud claims.

  5. June 04, 2013

    S&P Seeks Toss Of DOJ Suit Over Flawed MBS Ratings

    Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC on Monday took another swing at a U.S. Department of Justice suit over allegedly flawed mortgage-backed securities ratings before the financial meltdown, saying the government has failed to connect the dots on its fraud claims.

  6. May 21, 2013

    DOJ Slams S&P Bid To Toss Inflated RMBS Ratings Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday hit back at Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC's bid to dismiss a suit over allegedly flawed residential mortgage-backed securities ratings issued before the financial crisis, telling a California federal judge it had properly alleged fraud by the ratings firm.

  7. May 03, 2013

    S&P Settlement Talks Hint At DOJ Shift On Admissions

    The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division doesn't often force companies to admit wrongdoing, but its hard-line settlement negotiations with Standard & Poor's in sprawling financial crisis litigation could prove to be a turning point, attorneys say.

  8. April 22, 2013

    S&P Seeks Dismissal Of DOJ Suit Over Inflated MBS Ratings

    Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC blasted the U.S. Department of Justice's suit over its flawed mortgage-backed securities ratings before the financial meltdown and urged a California federal judge to can the case Monday, claiming the government has no evidence to bolster its fraud claims.

  9. February 12, 2013

    S&P Skewers DOJ Suit But Hints At Settlement Talks

    Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC on Tuesday again criticized a U.S. Department of Justice suit over its flawed mortgage-backed securities ratings before the financial meltdown, but the firm's top lawyer said a settlement with federal and state officials was still possible.