In an attempt to recover more than $30 million from Bernie Madoff's family and the family businesses, a court appointed trustee filed three new lawsuits in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan on Thursday,
Mitsui Offshore Exploration and Anadarko Petroleum, BP's partners in the Deepwater Horizon well, now refuse to share in the liability for the Gulf oil spill, saying BP's gross negligence frees them from liability. But before the issue goes to arbitration, they're going to try to talk it out.
The Bernie Madoff scandal made lots of people wonder if they'd checked out their brokers or financial advisers thoroughly enough. If you haven't gone through those steps yet, here's where to start.
