Attorney General Eliot Spitzer News

Judge Allows Ex-AIG Leader Greenberg’s Defamation Claim Against Ex-AG Spitzer

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group Inc., may pursue large parts of his defamation lawsuit against former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a New York state appeals court ruled. Wednesday’s decision by the Appellate Division …

Reinsurance Suit Against Greenberg Sent to New York’s Top Court Again

A decade-old lawsuit in which New York accused former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg of accounting fraud will head to the state’s highest court for a second time, likely delaying for several months a trial that …

Greenberg Calls New York Fraud Suit Waste of Time, Money

Ex-American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said New York’s pursuit of him through a decade-old fraud suit is a waste of taxpayer money, as the two sides prepare for a trial next month. The suit has “fallen apart” …

Former New York Governors Tell AG: Drop Greenberg Suit

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 accounting transactions. Mario Cuomo, a …

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

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 court is scheduled to hear arguments later …