Lehman Report Assigns Blame Far and Wide

March 12, 2010

The independent examiner's report investigating the collapse of Lehman Brothers is out, and the snippets making early headlines suggest that the examiner, Jenner & Block Chairman Anton Valukas, spreads the blame around in a thorough 2,200-page report. The report, which cost $38 million to produce, points a finger at JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Lehman higher-ups, among other parties.