Ex-AIG chief in battle to get back Van Gogh painting, pet records

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NEW YORK (AFP) — Ousted AIG chief Maurice "Hank" Greenberg threatened to sue his old partners at the world's biggest insurer for the return of possessions including a Van Gogh painting and his dog's medical records.

"We might (sue) if they continue to hold the properties. We have a complaint ready," Howard Hopinkski, a spokesman for Greenberg's chief lawyer, told AFP.

Some of the assets being held by the American International Group belong to the 80-year-old Greenberg and some to three groups controlled by the former AIG boss, Hopinkski said.

"There's a variety of properties -- some furnishings, art, some gifts, including items sent to him by heads of state, a Van Gogh, and personal papers including letters from his mother when he was in the war," he said....