NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed claims against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Coand 40 other defendants that they helped mislead investors in General Electric Co’s $12.2 billion stock offering in 2008.

U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who took over the case in February, said a January ruling denying the defendants’ bid to dismiss claims failed to consider key court rulings and improperly relied on certain statements.

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