Articles by Andrew Zajac and Christie Smythe

Documents At End of AIG Bailout Testimony Could Aid Greenberg

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s legal advisers sought to devise ways to avoid accountability to shareholders in the 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc., according to evidence introduced at the end of trial testimony over terms of …

AIG, Not Taxpayers, Could Pay If Greenberg Wins $25 Billion Bailout Suit

The U.S. government has grounds to demand that American International Group Inc. pay any significant damages should Maurice “Hank” Greenberg win his $25 billion claim that federal officials shortchanged investors in the 2008 bailout of the insurer. Greenberg and other …

U.S. Didn’t Reveal Potential Chinese AIG Rescue, Ex-CEO Testifies

American International Group Inc.’s former chief executive officer said regulators didn’t tell him about a potential Chinese investment before the U.S. government’s 2008 bailout of the insurer. Robert Willumstad, testifying in Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s lawsuit challenging the terms of the …

Greenberg Upset Win in AIG $25 Billion Bailout Trial Possible

Lawyer David Boies has a shot at an upset win in the trial of Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s $25 billion bailout case against the U.S. government, a turnaround from the weak odds he was given just a month ago. Boies, representing …

Government Prepares Defense in AIG Bailout Trial

David Boies spent much of the past month interrogating the architects of the 2008 Wall Street bailout, making the case that the U.S. cheated American International Group Inc. shareholders of at least $25 billion partly for the benefit of an …

AIG Ex-CEO Liddy Defends Closeness with Government During Bailout

Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy defended his decision to work closely with the government at the time of the company’s 2008 bailout, saying he hoped to win concessions on the harsh terms of an $85 …

AIG Ex-CEO Liddy Testifies on Role in Bailout

Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy testified he chose not to buck government overseers who selected him to run the bailed- out insurer. Developing trust with regulators was for the “benefit of AIG,” he told the …

AIG Bailout Trial Probes Role of Ex-CEO Liddy

Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy will face a key question on the witness stand in a trial over claims shareholders were cheated of at least $25 billion in the insurer’s bailout: was he or the …

Bernanke Denies Bailout Terms Were Meant to Punish AIG

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he wasn’t looking to punish American International Group Inc. for mismanagement when the board of governors authorized an emergency loan to the distressed insurer at a steep interest rate and with a demand …

Bernanke Defends AIG Bailout Terms; Judge Opens Fed’s ‘Doomsday Book’

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the sterner treatment of American International Group Inc. in the 2008 bailout compared with how investment banks were handled, saying the rescue of the insurer had a different purpose. Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s Starr …