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• AIG May Pursue Fraud Case Against BofA over Countrywide

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  May 7, 2013

  American International Group Inc may pursue a lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp's Countrywide unit of causing billions of dollars of losses by fraudulently inducing it to buy risky residential mortgage-backed securities.

• Court Backs AIG Bid for New Venue in Big BofA Fraud Case

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  April 22, 2013

  American International Group Inc won a legal victory over where a mortgage fraud lawsuit it brought against Bank of America Corp should be heard, a two-year-old case that has largely been on hold because of the dispute over venue.

• MBIA Cleared to Pursue Fraud Case Against BofA's Countrywide

  By Karen Freifeld, Reuters, Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  April 3, 2013

  A New York state appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for bond insurer MBIA Inc to pursue a fraud lawsuit against Bank of America Corp over toxic mortgage securities.

• Greenberg Doubles Claims in AIG Bailout Lawsuit vs U.S. to $55B

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  March 13, 2013

  Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former AIG chief executive, has more than doubled the size of his class-action lawsuit against the United States over the insurer's bailout to roughly $55.5 billion from $25 billion.

• AIG Shareholders Win Class-Action Status in Lawsuit Against U.S.

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  March 12, 2013

  Two groups of American International Group Inc shareholders won class-action status from a federal judge on Monday in a $25 billion lawsuit by former Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg over alleged losses caused by the U.S. government's bailout of the insurer.

• Judge Puts AIG/N.Y. Fed Case on Hold, BofA Still On

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  February 27, 2013

  A federal judge has put American International Group Inc's dispute with a financial crisis-era bailout vehicle on hold while another court addresses the insurer's separate $10 billion lawsuit against Bank of America Corp over defective mortgages.

• U.S. Securities Fraud Class Actions Tumble

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  January 23, 2013

  The number of new federal securities fraud lawsuits seeking class-action status fell to a 7-year low in 2012, according to a study by Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research released on Wednesday.

• U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Willis, Others Can Be Sued over Allen Stanford Ponzi Scheme

  By Terry Baynes, Reuters, Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  January 21, 2013

  The Supreme Court on Friday accepted appeals by law firms that once represented convicted swindler Allen Stanford and were trying to avoid lawsuits by victims seeking to recoup losses from his $7 billion Ponzi scheme. Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings was also sued over its alleged role in the fraud.

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  U.S. Top Court: Government May Be Liable for Flood Damage

  By Terry Baynes, Reuters, Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  December 6, 2012

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the federal government may be required to pay damages when it releases water from a dam that causes temporary flooding for a property owner downstream.

• Spitzer, Slate Win Dismissal of Ex-Marsh Exec's Libel Lawsuit

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  October 1, 2012

  Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and the online magazine Slate on Friday won dismissal of a $60 million libel lawsuit by a former Marsh & McLennan Cos executive over a column about an insurance bid-rigging scandal.

• AIG Shareholders: N.Y. Attorney General Should Not Derail $115M Settlement

  By Karen Freifeld, Reuters, Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  September 19, 2012

  New York's attorney general should not be allowed to derail a long-delayed $115 million settlement between American International Group Inc shareholders and the insurer's former chief executive, lawyers for the shareholders argued.

• Bank of America Seeks End to Lawsuit Tied to AIG Case

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  August 30, 2012

  Bank of America Corp is urging a federal court to throw out an unusual lawsuit by its shareholders accusing it of concealing a $10 billion fraud case brought by American International Group Inc.

• NY Fed Urges End to Greenberg's AIG Bailout Lawsuit

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  July 27, 2012

  The Federal Reserve Bank of New York told a federal judge it acted lawfully in bailing out AIG and should not face a $25 billion lawsuit by the insurer's former chief executive, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg.

• NY Fed Urges End to Greenberg's AIG Bailout Lawsuit

  By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  July 27, 2012

  The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday told a federal judge it acted lawfully in bailing out American International Group Inc. during the 2008 financial crisis, and should not face a $25 billion lawsuit by the insurer's former chief executive, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg.

• U.S. Securities Class-Action Settlements Tumble

  By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters)  |  July 24, 2012

  The pace at which investors bringing U.S. securities fraud cases are actually recovering money in settlements has fallen to the lowest since laws governing class-action litigation were overhauled in the mid-1990s.

• Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Can Pursue $25B Lawsuit Against U.S.

  By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters)  |  July 5, 2012

  Former AIG Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg may pursue a $25 billion lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of engineering an unconstitutional bailout of the insurer, a federal judge ruled Monday.