On the recordMay 9, 2012
So to suggest that we are in the era of--we are only suing defendants that had nothing to do with the problem is wrong, simply flat wrong.
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congress.govSteve Cohen: “So to suggest that we are in the era of--we are only suing defendants that had nothing to do with the problem is wrong…”
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Cohen argues against the notion that lawsuits target innocent defendants.
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