Assured Guaranty Sues Bear Stearns and JPMorgan

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Contact

On March 15, 2012, Assured Guaranty Corp. filed a complaint in New York state court against Bear Stearns, its affiliate, EMC Mortgage LLC, and its successor, JPMorgan, alleging that Bear Stearns misrepresented the risk of RMBS and fraudulently induced Plaintiff to guarantee those RMBS.  The complaint relies on alleged statements of confidential informants, including former employees of Bear Stearns, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., and Watterson Prime LLC.  Plaintiff alleges that the securities involved in the transactions at issue have experienced losses of more than $75 million, and that Plaintiff has paid unreimbursed claims of more than $43 million.  Plaintiff asserts claims for fraudulent inducement, various breaches of contract, and for indemnification, claims payments, costs, and fees.  Complaint.

DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations. Attorney Advertising.

© Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Written by:

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Contact
more
less

PUBLISH YOUR CONTENT ON JD SUPRA NOW

  • Increased visibility
  • Actionable analytics
  • Ongoing guidance

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on:

Reporters on Deadline

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
Custom Email Digest
- hide
- hide