Greene's only condition in the settlement was that he get an additional 90 days to review all of LB Property's records pertaining to accounts connected to Greene's business interests to check for fraud or misappropriation of funds for which he could make a material fraud claim in arbitration, court documents say.

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In situations where they lost money due to a highly risky investment, you can file an arbitration claim against the broker.

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Eventually the relationship devolved into an arbitration claim by Sitrick and Company against NXIVM for unpaid bills, which Sitrick mostly won and was awarded all fees and expenses plus interest.

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Also, in any argument where the stakes are high, journalists have usually covered the story before an arbitration claim has been filed, and they don't stop doing so once proceedings start.

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After Tice and LB Property won their motion to dismiss the arbitration claim, Tice's lawyer in January 2008 wrote to a Greene representative demanding he pay Tice's legal fees in connection with the libel lawsuit and the apology.

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