Cayne was ‘road kill’ as Bear buckled
The ex-chairman and CEO came close to death but survived, although his company did not, according to Fortune magazine.
Jimmy Cayne, the former chairman and chief executive of The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. of New York, came close to death but survived, although his company did not, according to a report on Fortune magazine's website.
Doctors gave him 50-50 odds of survival during a September bout with sepsis triggered
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