WINNERS

CHRIS HOHN

Head of activist hedge fund gets SEC backing in battle with CSX.

CHARLES WIEGERT

The St. Louis businessman fights MLB over the right to run his fantasy baseball league – and wins.

ANDREW CUOMO

New York AG forces credit ratings agencies to change the way they’re paid to evaluate debt.

LOSERS

KEN THOMPSON

Wachovia CEO resigns under pressure after deal to buy sick mortgage firm sinks stock.

HARVEY BENESON

Consultant forced to pledge mortgage on Hamptons home in Cablevision options backdating scandal.

MEL WEISS

Class-action lawyer gets 30 months in prison for paying clients to file shareholder suits.