Why is Bernie Madoff suing Rupert Murdock?

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A friend found this and asked if I knew about it. I did not but I figured perhaps some of you folks might be able to fill me in here. Why is Bernie Madoff suing these folks?

http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-tnedce/case_no-4:2009cv00048/case_id-53958/

Plaintiff: Bernard Madoff
Defendant: Barron's, Dow Jones & Co., Inc., Dow Jones Averages, Dow Jones Industry Groups, Edwin A Finn, Jr., Rupert Murdoch, Leslie Hinton, Robert Thomson, Richard Rescigno, Lauren R Rublin, Phil Roosevelt, David Schutt, Andrew Bary, Michael Santoli, Thomas G Donlan, Jonathan R Laing, Ja;y Palmer, Jack Willoughby, Bill Alpert, Sandra Ward, Jacqueline Doherty, Kopin Tan, Robin G Blumenthal, Lawrence C Strauss, Leslie P Norton, Vito J Racanelli, Gene Epstein, Mark Veverka, Eric J Savitz, Jim Mctague, Tom Sullivan, Anita Peltonen, Christopher C Williams, Dimitra Defotis, Susan Witty, Neil A Martin, Theresa W Carey, Mike Hogan, Suzanne Mcgee, Rhonda Brammer, J.R. Brandstrader, Pauline Yvelys, Teresa Vozzo, Pamela Budz, Mark WauBen, Robert Connolly, Diane Sipprelle, Andy Dick, Adrian DeLucca, Meredith Lewin, Jack Dee, John Tomac, Peter N Miller, Michael T Kokoszka, Randall w Forsyth, Greg Bartalos, John D Kimelman, Edlin, Fleming Meeks, Bob O'Brien, Steven M Sears, Howard J Godfrey, Johanna Bennett, Tiernan Ray, Naureen S Malik, Alexander Eule, Teresa Rivas, David Englander, Avi Sulzman, Teresa K Gill, Nicole YanoLatos, Gary W Holland, Donald E Black, Michael Ahern, Gail Griffin, James H Balmer and Ward S McGuiness

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1. Dow Jones, Rupert Murdoch and.....Andy Dick?!?!?!

Yeah, I'd like to know the particulars of this one also.

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2. hmmm...I was figurin' on more interest for this...

Guess I should repost elsewhere too just in case someone who doesn't hang out in GD knows something about this. kicked

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3. edited link

http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-tnedce/case_no-4:2009cv00048/case_id-53958