From the viewpoint of mass tort law firms, this is a gift from heaven: a huge number of people who have suffered terrible losses, with 24X7 media exposure.
Unless prosecutors win the cooperation-through whatever means of the people below Buffett and Greenberg, it is unlikely that their reach will extend to them.
Brokers and carriers have to make sure the right disclosures were made by the right people at the right time-and that they can document it.