There are a variety of different ways that the subprime-related litigation might be categorized. For example, the lawsuits might be grouped by type of defendant (as in my prior discussion of lawsuits against the mortgage-backed asset securitzers, here). The lawsuits might also be grouped by type of mortgage-backed asset involved (as in my discussion
“CDO Squared” Securities Lawsuit Hits MBIA
On January 11, 2008, MBIA became the latest bond insurer to be named as a defendant in a subprime-related securities class action lawsuit. Bond insurers ACA Capital Holdings (about which refer here), Security Capital Assurance (refer here) and Radian Group (refer here) have previously been named in subprime-related securities lawsuits. MBIA is