Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is so big that it's sparking conflicts of interest — as judges who own its stock don't always realize when a case involves a subsidiary

Jul 6 2022 by Business Insider

 
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is so large it's causing headaches for federal judges. Judges who own Berkshire's stock don't always realize one of its subsidiaries is in their court. A federal judge described it as a "thorny" problem and a "conflict nightmare."

Warren Buffett has acquired scores of businesses across dozens of industries during the nearly six decades he's been running Berkshire Hathaway.

The vast scale of the investor's...

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