Greenberg ?Terrorists' Comment Outrages Lawyers

By Michael Ha

NU Online News Service, Feb. 26, 2:06 p.m. EST?

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America in Washington, D.C., said by his comments Mr. Greenberg was "trivializing" the Sept. 11 terrorist attack and issued a statement demanding a retraction and an apology from Mr. Greenberg. The American Bar Association, based in Washington, D.C., also criticized the AIG Chairman's comments.

Mr. Greenberg made his controversial remarks on Tuesday at the Chief Executives' Club of Boston, part of Boston College's Carroll School of Management. During his luncheon speech, Mr. Greenberg blasted lawyers opposed to tort reform as "terrorists," according to Tina Rice, assistant director for the Club, which sponsored his talk.

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