Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has more than a few problems with Scripps News reporter Mark Greenblatt's recent story on the way subsidiaries of Berkshire handle asbestos claims.

Berkshire's lengthy 7-page statement on Greenblatt's stories, begins with a Mark Twain quote: “Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.”

Nevertheless, Berkshire continues, “We are about to ignore Twain's sage advice.”

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