(Bloomberg) — Former American International Group Inc. ChiefExecutive Officer Maurice Greenberg defeated a bid by Eliot Spitzerto throw out a lawsuit in which he was accused of making defamatorystatements in a campaign to damage Greenberg's reputation.
|Greenberg, 89, sued Spitzer, 55, in New York State Supreme Courtin Putnam County last year seeking unspecified damages forstatements the ex-New York governor made to media outlets in 2012accusing the former executive of fraud.
|The statements “are part of a long-standing malicious campaignby Mr. Spitzer, through the publication of false and defamatorystatements, to discredit Mr. Greenberg and damage Mr. Greenberg'sreputation and career, while attempting to bolster Mr. Spitzer'sown reputation and career,” Greenberg said in his complaint.
|Today, New York State Supreme Court Justice Lewis Lubell saidthe case may move forward to trial after granting a request bySpitzer to dismiss some of his statements from the case.
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