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Court Dismisses Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg’s Bailout Lawsuit Against New York Fed

Jan 29 2014 // A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by former American International Group Inc Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg accusing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York of unlawfully bailing...

Ex-AIG Executives Greenberg, Smith Press Ethics Complaint Against New York Prosecutors

Dec 23 2013 // Former American International Group executives are pursuing an ethics complaint against the New York prosecutors still bringing the charges that cost them their jobs at the insurance giant in 2005.The complaint at the...

Geithner Rejects Greenberg Bid for Draft of Book on AIG Bailout

Oct 17 2013 // Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner joined the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in declining to give drafts of a book he’s writing to Maurice “Hank” Greenberg for Greenberg’s lawsuit...

Bernanke Excused from Testifying in Greenberg’s Suit Over AIG Bailout for Now

Oct 16 2013 // Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke does not have to testify in the multibillion-dollar lawsuit by the former chief of American International Group Inc. against the United States over the insurer’s 2008 bailout, a...

Judge Temporarily Halts New York AG Suit Against Greenberg

Oct 11 2013 // Former American International Group (AIG) Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg on Thursday won a short reprieve from New York’s case accusing him of orchestrating sham transactions at AIG.State...

Judge Again Refuses to Exit New York AG’s Suit Against Greenberg

Oct 1 2013 // Former AIG Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg lost a second bid to have a judge remove himself from an eight-year-old lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general’s office.Greenberg in July asked...

Greenberg Cautions on Quick Fed Pullback; Prefers Yellen Over Summers

Sep 16 2013 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former head of American International Group Inc., said the Federal Reserve could disrupt financial markets by curbing bond buying too quickly and that Janet Yellen would take a...

U.S. Asks Court to Block Bernanke Testimony in Greenberg’s AIG Lawsuit

Aug 18 2013 // The U.S. Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to reverse a judge’s ruling last month that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke must testify in a lawsuit about American International Group Inc.’s...

Greenberg’s C.V. Starr in Group Buying Tokyo Building for $1B

Aug 7 2013 // A group including former U.S. insurance magnate Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and an Abu Dhabi sovereign fund have agreed to buy a prominent Tokyo office building for $1 billion, the biggest property deal in Japan...

Judge Says Bernanke Should Testify in Greenberg’s Suit Against Bailout

Jul 29 2013 // A U.S. judge said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should be required to testify in the lawsuit by the former chief of American International Group Inc., Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, against the United States...

Greenberg Lawyers Say Bernanke Testimony Key to Suit Over AIG Bailout

Jul 17 2013 // U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should be required to testify in Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s lawsuit over the bailout of American International Group Inc., Greenberg’s lawyers...

AIG Ex-Chief Greenberg Sues Spitzer for Defamation

Jul 14 2013 // Former American International Group Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg sued Eliot Spitzer on Friday, alleging the former New York governor defamed him in several statements to the press, according to the...

Will Bernanke Testify in Greenberg’s Bailout Lawsuit?

Jul 10 2013 // U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke shouldn’t be compelled to testify in Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s lawsuit over the government’s bailout of American International Group Inc., the...

Greenberg’s $25B Suit Against Government Over AIG Bailout Can Proceed

Jun 27 2013 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg can continue his $25 billion lawsuit against the U.S. over losses from the bailout of his former company, American International Group Inc., without making claims on behalf of the...

Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Must Face N.Y. Suit, Appeals Court Says

Jun 25 2013 // Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice “Hank” Greenberg must face a fraud lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general, the state’s highest court ruled.The state can...

Greenberg Should Face Trial as ‘Deterrent,’ Says New York State

May 29 2013 // Hank Greenberg should still face trial over sham transactions he is accused of orchestrating while he was head of American International Group, even though New York has dropped most of its claims against him, a lawyer for...

Greenberg Seeks Dismissal of Spitzer Reinsurance Lawsuit

May 28 2013 // New York’s highest court will hear arguments on Tuesday on whether to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Hank Greenberg of orchestrating sham transactions when he was head of insurance company American International Group...

Former New York Governors Tell AG: Drop Greenberg Suit

May 13 2013 // In an opinion piece published in today’s Wall Street Journal, two former New York governors are urging the New York Attorney General to stop the pursuit of Maurice “Hank” Greenberg in a case tied to...

New York AG May Follow Greenberg Case, Drop Claims Against BofA Over Merrill

May 10 2013 // Last month, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman withdrew claims for up to $6 billion in damages against former AIG chief Hank Greenberg. Now, another big case – against Bank of America over its acquisition of...

New York Drop of Damages Claim Against Greenberg Avoids Test of AG’s Power

May 3 2013 // When New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman gave up a claim for damages against former AIG chief Hank Greenberg, he also likely neutralized a long-awaited challenge to his office’s power.New York’s highest...