A federal judge in Santa Ana, Calif., on July 16 refused to toss a Justice Department lawsuit accusing Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC of duping investors with inflated credit ratings for financial products backed by subprime securities.
U.S. District Judge David Carter rejected arguments by company lawyers that its statements about the integrity of its rating process were mere "puffery," allowing the government's potentially ground-breaking case to move forward.
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