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However, attorney John Briggs, who isn't involved in the case, says the DOJ clearly has concerns. "It's not routine for a settlement of a class action like this to be getting scrutiny of any sort from the Department of Justice," says Briggs, managing partner and co-chairman of the antitrust group at Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP law firm. "I think it signals Google is very much in the sight line of the Department of Justice...
...Starr's lawyers argue that the case rests on documents that were drawn up in 1970, around the time AIG became a public company; there appears to be no requirement that Starr use the stock as part of an AIG bonus program forever. In fact, the program had to be renewed every two years...
...Still, the outcome will probably not be decided by legal documents alone. Unlike many disputes between two corporations, a portion of this case will be decided by a jury, which will probably put more weight on whether Greenberg is believable...
...Although the outcome of the case will likely hinge on interpretations of legal agreements signed years ago, Greenberg's credibility was on trial on June 16, when the former AIG chief executive took the stand. AIG's lead attorney, Ted Wells, said that Greenberg and other members of Starr's board of directors had broken an agreement not to sell their AIG shares. (Read "How AIG Became Too Big to Fail...
Unlike past student-led demonstrations against the Islamic establishment, Mousavi has the ability to press his case with the highest levels and could gain powerful allies. Some influential clerics have expressed concern about possible election irregularities and a fierce critic of Khamenei, former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, is part of the ruling establishment...