But, what the heck, Scient founder Eric Greenberg was offering him close to 12% of the company.

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Koch brought the suit against another avid wine collector: onetime-billionaire Eric Greenberg, who was the consignor of all the wine in the Zachys sale.

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Koch, a yachtsman who won the America's Cup in 1992, had accused Eric Greenberg of fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment, deceptive business practices and false advertising.

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But Apple intervened before the class began and offered to let the students upgrade to iPad 2s, according to Eric Greenberg, who coordinates the course.

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But Apple intervened just before the class began and offered to let the students upgrade to iPad 2s, according to Eric Greenberg, who coordinates the course.

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William Koch took the witness stand in the second week of a civil trial in which he accuses one-time billionaire Eric Greenberg of fraudulently selling him two dozen bottles of phony vintage wine in 2005.

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In what could have been a scene out of Downton Abbey, a former servant of onetime-billionaire Eric Greenberg testified in Manhattan federal court today that his ex-boss was a tyrant, and admitted to sending an email in which he called him an asshole.

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