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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Court Dismisses In Part RMBS Suit Against Countrywide, Dismissed In Entirety Against Bank of America

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 12/18/2012

On December 6, Judge Mariana Pfaelzer of the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed in part claims brought by several insurance companies, including Minnesota Life Insurance Company, in...more

SDNY Construes ‘Material and Adverse Effect’

by Orrick - Securities Litigation and Regulatory... on 6/26/2012

In numerous pending lawsuits in New York federal and state courts, monoline insurers are suing Wall Street banks for alleged breaches of representations and warranties about the quality and characteristics of residential...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - November 14, 2011

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/14/2011

In This Issue: -Financial Industry Developments · Basel Committee Final Rules on G-SIBs · FHFA Response to Senators' Letter on Executive Compensation · MSRB Request for Comment on Definition of...more

Credit Crunch Digest - November 2010

by Sedgwick LLP on 11/2/2010

In This Issue: Subprime Lawsuit Against ING Substantially Dismissed; Bank of America Sued for Losses Related to Countrywide Bonds; Goldman Faces Lawsuit Over Sale of CDO to German Bank; Countrywide Granted Dismissal of...more

Financial Regulators Set Out To Get Their Man: Federally Mandated Bounties and Anti-Retaliation Provisions Designed to Regulate...

by Reed Smith on 10/22/2010

President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank" or the "Act") into law on July 21, 2010, with the objective of ushering in a new era of financial regulation and...more