NU Online News Service, Mar. 27, 1:24 p.m. EDT

A lawyer for American International Group told a Connecticut legislative committee yesterday that attempts to cancel controversial AIG Financial Products unit bonuses would cause marketplace confusion.

Patrick Shea, counsel to AIG, also testified that under Connecticut state law AIG's Financial Products unit faced contractual and legal obligations to pay the $165 million in retention bonuses.

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