I told you no one ever won any money betting against Maurice Greenberg. While I was skeptical he would beat his old firm, AIG, in a court battle over funds allegedly set aside for executive compensation, wondering whether this would be Hank's "last stand," the jury's verdict instead gives him the last laugh.

I wasn't alone in thinking AIG had the upper hand, as 43 percent of those responding to an NU online poll predicted the verdict would go AIG's way. But it was not to be.

As reported by NU's Mark Ruquet, a federal jury in Manhattan rejected a claim by AIG that Starr International Company, headed by Mr. Greenberg, was obligated to hold shares of AIG stock in trust for retiring AIG employees.

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