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AIG's (AIG) advertising tagline at the moment may be "Thank you America," but it's board will...

  • Tuesday, January 8, 3:47 AM ET
    AIG's (AIG) advertising tagline at the moment may be "Thank you America," but it's board will today consider joining a $25B lawsuit that's being led by former CEO and major investor Maurice Greenberg against the government. The suit argues that the heavy demands of AIG's rescue, such as the government taking a 92% stake and the high interest rate rates levied, deprived shareholders of tens of billions of dollars and violated the Fifth Amendment.
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  • Didn't Gordon say that Greed was good?
    8 Jan, 05:25 AM Reply Like
  • And what happened to Gordon?
    8 Jan, 03:16 PM Reply Like
  • this coming from an ungrateful prodigal son trying to bite the fingers that fed him.
    8 Jan, 06:31 AM Reply Like
  • This is Greenberg still trying to get compensation. What do Greenberg and Madoff have in common.
    8 Jan, 08:47 AM Reply Like
  • Present and former shareholders would expect the board to consider participating in the suit, since recovering money from the government would enhance shareholder value.

    The terms were confiscatory, and shareholders did not receive the opportunity to vote on accepting them.

    Subsequent bailouts were far more lenient. As a practical matter, officials such as Paulson and Bair exercixed a lot of discretion at the height of the crisis. The whole thing needs to be looked at.
    8 Jan, 06:33 AM Reply Like
  • Sorry Tom, but without the Government, AIG was going to zero. Shareholders should be thanking the Government, that they came away with something. I have no sympathy.
    8 Jan, 07:58 AM Reply Like
  • Couldn't agree more Larry
    8 Jan, 08:37 AM Reply Like
  • Bingo, Larry. This fall into the hindsight "beggars can't be choosers" category.
    8 Jan, 09:11 AM Reply Like
  • We really don't know what would have happened.

    Asset prices did plunge and recover following actions by the Federal government and AIG was a big part of restoring confidence that liquidity wasn't going to collapse but perhaps the govt. would have provided that liquidity in some other way. If that would have happened AIG shareholders likely would have done better. Having said that, those of us who didn't invest in the bubble assets were the ones who really got the short end of the stick.
    8 Jan, 10:05 AM Reply Like
  • Not for gov there wouldn't be a board or shareholders or AIG.
    If they do bring action I hope they slap handcuffs on them ; at the very least judge should give the "plaintiffs" the how many fingers do you see in my hand test.
    8 Jan, 03:52 PM Reply Like
  • In my opinion, Treasury (or is it New York Fed) did mishandle AIG's CDS liquidation. In stead of paying out billions and billions of dollar to liquidate the position at full market value, Uncle Sam could negotiate a better deal with the other investment banks; or better yet, offer a guarantee or post collateral for AIG.

    But AIG (or AIGFP) got themselves into this mess. I find it disgusting that they file a lawsuit.
    8 Jan, 06:58 AM Reply Like
  • LAWSUIT? Do you mean LAWSUIT? We're talking about a LAWSUIT here? Seriously???

    Sixteen million pages of government documents requested? A fishing expedition of epic proportions!!! Greenberg's fight is with Elliot Spitzer not DC.

    That federal judge in NY surely had it right!!!
    8 Jan, 08:33 AM Reply Like
  • Right...thank you Elliot Spitzer. Had Greenberg not been forced out, insuring those fraudulent, bundled "investments" would not have happened. Go Greenberg.....
    8 Jan, 12:19 PM Reply Like
  • Is this another 'The Good Housewife' on TV?

    On taxpayers money, come on, give me a break, please!
    8 Jan, 09:11 AM Reply Like
  • LOLOLOL this is hilarious! They really should make a reality TV or comedy show about Wall Street
    8 Jan, 09:45 AM Reply Like
  • I seeing another movie coming up lol, Wallstreet AIG story.
    8 Jan, 10:46 AM Reply Like
  • They had one 'The Arbitrage' premiered in September. '12 that was quite good.
    8 Jan, 10:48 AM Reply Like
  • Let's get Judge Ito to make it a complete joke and have the rest of the world continue to laugh at the continued downfall of the US Empire. Wow, hubris has no bounds. I hope Maurice gets humiliated here.
    8 Jan, 10:50 AM Reply Like
  • only in the US would a former CEO responsible for bankrupting his company sue the gov't for saving this same company. Most of the country didn't want the gov't to save this company but we did (& it was the right thing to do). Hell most of the country thinks the officers of this company should have gone to jail & if we had had better regulations they should have
    8 Jan, 10:58 AM Reply Like
  • Greenberg's right
    8 Jan, 11:25 AM Reply Like
  • I for one hope he wins, but I'm just a disgruntled ex GM bond holder.
    8 Jan, 11:36 AM Reply Like
  • I'm a shareholder of sorts via the AIG Warrants (AIGWS) and I'm sorry but without the government's rescue package, expensive as it might have been, there would no AIG today. Its shameful that CEO under which AIG was destroyed is now claiming unfair terms and conditions. If the there is a Frivolous Suit of the Year Award, this one would be a top contender!
    8 Jan, 12:23 PM Reply Like
  • What a disgrace. I'm sure the judge will see right through this.
    8 Jan, 03:00 PM Reply Like
  • I guess $182 billion wasn't enough
    8 Jan, 03:46 PM Reply Like
  • When their at the helm they steal from the public and the stockholders. When their out they sue for what they didn't get a chance to steal.
    9 Jan, 01:15 AM Reply Like
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