First National Bank & Trust Co. v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

John Robert Blakey, United States District Judge

This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ motion to dismiss [36]. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss [36] and dismisses the First Amended Complaint in its entirety, with prejudice.

BACKGROUND

On July 3, 2013, Plaintiff, First National Bank and Trust Company of Rochelle, Illinois (“FNBR”), filed suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against two credit rating agencies, S & P and Moody’s (the “RAs”).1 On August 9, 2013, the action was removed to this Court on diversity…