Article: MBIA Files Lawsuit against Merrill Lynch; Company Seeks Rescission and Damages for Misrepresentation and Breach of Contract in Connection with $5.7 Billion of Credit Default Swap Contracts.

ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) today announced that its insurance subsidiary, MBIA Insurance Corporation ("MBIA"), and LaCrosse Financial Products, LLC ("LaCrosse") have filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc., and Merrill Lynch International (collectively "Merrill Lynch"). The lawsuit seeks the rescission of certain credit default swap contracts ("CDS Contracts") and related insurance policies issued to Merrill Lynch as well as damages resulting from Merrill Lynch's misrepresentations and breaches of contract in connection with MBIA's $5.7 billion in gross exposure to a series of structured ...

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