<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Hedge Fund News From HedgeCo.Net &#187; lawsuits</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.hedgeco.net/news/tag/lawsuits/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news</link>
	<description>Breaking Hedge Fund News</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:38:55 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>HSBC Faces Madoff-Linked Repayment Claims in Dublin</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/10/2009/hsbc-faces-madoff-linked-repayment-claims-in-dublin.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/10/2009/hsbc-faces-madoff-linked-repayment-claims-in-dublin.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european-union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mutual funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mutual-fund]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgeco.net/news/?p=12528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg &#8211; HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest bank, is facing lawsuits in Ireland by investors faulting the lender for how it performed as custodian for money lost in Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. A Dublin court may rule tomorrow on whether investors must wait to pursue claims against HSBC until suits by mutual funds [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/10/2009/hsbc-faces-madoff-linked-repayment-claims-in-dublin.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Madoff trustee says Cayman and Bermuda funds ignored lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/08/2009/madoff-trustee-says-cayman-and-bermuda-funds-ignored-lawsuits.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/08/2009/madoff-trustee-says-cayman-and-bermuda-funds-ignored-lawsuits.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alpha prime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bermuda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard madoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cayman islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[damages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[default notices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manhattan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore firms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prime-fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rsquo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trustee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us bankruptcy court]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Caribbean Net News &#8211; The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff&#8217;s business told a judge that two Cayman Islands and Bermuda hedge-fund firms accused of profiting from the fraud are ignoring his lawsuits seeking a total of $230.7 million in damages. Trustee Irving Picard on Wednesday asked the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan to file default notices [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/08/2009/madoff-trustee-says-cayman-and-bermuda-funds-ignored-lawsuits.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8216;Terminator Salvation&#8217; producers sue hedge fund Pacificor</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/08/2009/terminator-salvation-producers-sue-hedge-fund-pacificor.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/08/2009/terminator-salvation-producers-sue-hedge-fund-pacificor.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30-million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collateral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[derek anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enough money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[halcyon co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[los angeles times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacificor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[producers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[santa barbara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science fiction film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sony pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terminator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[victor kubicek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warner bros]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times &#8211; Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, producers of Warner Bros.&#8217; and Sony Pictures&#8217; May release &#8221;Terminator Salvation,&#8221; have filed a pair of $30-million lawsuits: One against Santa Barbara hedge fund Pacificor, which lent them money to buy the rights to the science-fiction film series, and another against a former employee of Pacificor [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/08/2009/terminator-salvation-producers-sue-hedge-fund-pacificor.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Facing suits, Merkin sells art trove</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/07/2009/facing-suits-merkin-sells-art-trove.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/07/2009/facing-suits-merkin-sells-art-trove.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstract expressionist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alberto giacometti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard madoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boston globe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ezra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gmac financial services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impressive collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark rothko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paintings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sculptures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trove]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe &#8211; It&#8217;s been a bad few months for New York financier J. Ezra Merkin. First, his hedge funds lost $2.4 billion in the Bernard Madoff swindle. Then, he lost his post as chairman of GMAC Financial Services. Now, he&#8217;s parting with his prized art collection. Bombarded by lawsuits accusing him of fraud, Merkin [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/07/2009/facing-suits-merkin-sells-art-trove.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Investing in Lawsuits, for a Share of the Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/06/2009/investing-in-lawsuits-for-a-share-of-the-awards.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/06/2009/investing-in-lawsuits-for-a-share-of-the-awards.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital-management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chief-executive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downturn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sarasota herald tribune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trip and fall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald-Tribune &#8211; Richard W. Fields says he has come up with a win-win financial strategy for the downturn. He is investing in lawsuits. Not in trip-and-fall cases, mind you, but in disputes that are far larger, more costly and potentially more lucrative, often pitting major corporations against each other. Mr. Fields is chief executive [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/06/2009/investing-in-lawsuits-for-a-share-of-the-awards.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hedge Fund Insurance Costs Rise as Lehman, Madoff Spur Scrutiny</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/05/2009/hedge-fund-insurance-costs-rise-as-lehman-madoff-spur-scrutiny.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/05/2009/hedge-fund-insurance-costs-rise-as-lehman-madoff-spur-scrutiny.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5-million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard madoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downturn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[group plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance services ltd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jardine lloyd thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jardine lloyd thompson group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lehman brothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lehman-brothers-holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lehman-brothers-holdings-inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miller insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ponzi scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rsquo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six months]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[towler]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg &#8211; The cost of insuring hedge funds against negligence has risen as much as 20 percent in the past six months after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.&#8217;s bankruptcy and Bernard Madoff&#8217;s Ponzi scheme increased the threat of lawsuits. A fund manager with $200 million of assets running a &#8220;straightforward&#8221; strategy is typically paying as much [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/05/2009/hedge-fund-insurance-costs-rise-as-lehman-madoff-spur-scrutiny.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bay State firm is sued in Madoff scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/04/2009/bay-state-firm-is-sued-in-madoff-scandal.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/04/2009/bay-state-firm-is-sued-in-madoff-scandal.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard madoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boston globe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fairfield greenwich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund-group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[globe investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[group holdings inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life-insurance-co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massachusetts mutual life insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massmutual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mutual-life-insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ordeal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scandal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tremont]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe &#8211; Investors of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff have filed 18 lawsuits against Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in an effort to recoup $3.3 billion that its hedge fund group lost in the scandal. But the Springfield insurer is trying to distance itself from the ordeal and says it has no liability in the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/04/2009/bay-state-firm-is-sued-in-madoff-scandal.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hedge Fund Honchos Burned in Scam Start Fire Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/02/2009/hedge-fund-honchos-burned-in-scam-start-fire-sale.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/02/2009/hedge-fund-honchos-burned-in-scam-start-fire-sale.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard madoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cessna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doubts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fairfield greenwich group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firestorm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jeffrey-tucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lavish lifestyles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massive-losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new york post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private jet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scandal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walter noel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New York Post &#8211; The founders of a New York hedge fund at the center of the Bernard Madoff scandal have begun selling assets as their firm faces massive losses and a slew of lawsuits, sources told The Post. Walter Noel and Jeffrey Tucker, co-founders of Fairfield Greenwich Group, a New York hedge fund that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/02/2009/hedge-fund-honchos-burned-in-scam-start-fire-sale.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/10/2008/cayman-islands-in-the-foreign-press.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/10/2008/cayman-islands-in-the-foreign-press.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Syndicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barclays-bank-plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carnage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charlie-mccreevy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eliot-spitzer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jay-westbrook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[la-caixa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[last-november]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loan-originators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[severe-losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[third-party]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Caymen Net News &#8211; Insolvency lawyers in Scotland should take an interest in a bankruptcy case in the Cayman Islands involving two Bear Stearns hedge funds and an American judge with the wonderful name of Burton Lifland. The issue is this: where did a business that has gone bust have its main commercial interests? The [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/10/2008/cayman-islands-in-the-foreign-press.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Page Caching using disk: enhanced
Database Caching 1/41 queries in 1.569 seconds using disk: basic
Object Caching 680/868 objects using disk: basic

Served from: www.hedgeco.net @ 2012-02-12 20:17:23 -->
