A.M. Best Co. Inc. and S&P Global Inc.'s recently unit have reached asettlement of a 2011 copyright infringement lawsuit brought against SNL by therating agency.
The settlement fully resolves A.M. Best's lawsuit over SNL'sinclusion of A.M. Best Credit Ratings and credit rating action announcements inSNL products.
Terms of the settlement agreement are confidential.
In addition, A.M. Best has agreed to provide A.M. BestCredit Ratings and other proprietary content to S&P Global and itssubscribers, under license agreements with A.M. Best.