Rescued By A Bailout, A.I.G. May Sue Its Savior

Rescued By A Bailout, A.I.G. May Sue Its Savior
FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, the AIG logo is shown in New York. American International Group Inc. says it will sell up to 90 percent of its airplane leasing unit International Lease Finance Corp. to an investor group led by Weng Xianding, chairman of New China Trust Co. Ltd., for approximately $5.28 billion. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, the AIG logo is shown in New York. American International Group Inc. says it will sell up to 90 percent of its airplane leasing unit International Lease Finance Corp. to an investor group led by Weng Xianding, chairman of New China Trust Co. Ltd., for approximately $5.28 billion. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Fresh from paying back a $182 billion bailout, the American International Group has been running a nationwide advertising campaign with the tagline “Thank you America.”

Behind the scenes, the restored insurance company is weighing whether to tell the government agencies that rescued it during the financial crisis: thanks, but you cheated our shareholders.

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