REUTERS - Settlements have been reached in two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles that they rated.
The lawsuits had accused Moody's and S&P of negligent misrepresentation over their activities regarding the Cheyne and Rhinebridge structured investment vehicles.
An S&P spokesman confirmed on Friday that the cases have settled. Moody's and Morgan Stanley , which marketed both SIVs and helped structure the Rhinebridge SIV, have also settled, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Moody's and Morgan Stanley did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Gary Hill)
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