AIG loses bid to halt ex-CEO's access to files
ju4 wa4i dia4n zo1ng he2 ba4o da4o :\n  NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - American International Group\nInc's <AIG.N> request to appeal a February ruling that it hand\nover certain privileged documents to its former chief executive\nhas been denied, according to a New York Supreme Court ruling\non Thursday.\nMaurice "Hank" Greenberg, who ran AIG for nearly four\ndecades, has sought the documents, saying he needs access to\nthem in order to defend himself against various legal actions,\nincluding those launched by former New York State Attorney\nGeneral Eliot Spitzer.\nA spokesman for Greenberg said he expected the documents to\nbe turned over by AIG within 10 days. An AIG spokesman said the\ncompany had no immediate comment.\nSome of Spitzer's allegations against Greenberg were\ndismissed in 2006. His lawyer said access to the documents\nwould help Greenberg put the outstanding allegations behind\nhim.\n"We remain confident that the remaining allegations will\nsimilarly be dismissed once all the facts come out," said\nBoies, Schiller & Flexner lawyer Nicholas Gravante in a\nstatement.\n(Reporting by Lilla Zuill; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)\n((lilla.zuill@thomsonreuters.com; 1 646 223 6281))\nKeywords: AIG/GREENBERG