On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being standard, 10 being elephantiasis, how big do you think the balls are on the guy who calls up a hedge fund manager 23 seconds after his meeting with fellow board members concludes to leak inside information about that company and then, after being convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy, tells the company, which paid his legal fees, he doesn’t owe them a dime? And that maybe if they put everything into an excel spreadsheet, he’ll think about tossing them a couple dollars, but probably not? Read more »
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A bankruptcy judge said MF Global can use existing insurance policies to pay potential “wrongful act” legal-defense fees for former Chief Executive Jon S. Corzine and other executives, even as commodities customers continue to argue that they are entitled to at least some of the money. Judge Martin Glenn of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan approved the request by MF Global to free up insurance money from two separate entities: a total of $150 million in potential coverage from a subsidiary called MF Global Assurance and as much as $225 million from U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. With $375 million in proceeds potentially available, Judge Glenn said he will place a “soft cap” of $30 million for the defense costs, with the parties required to come back to court for approval of further use of the funds. He overruled several customer objections. [WSJ, related]
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