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14 Dec 2006, 12:03 pm
The hitch is that if he were to flip, Schulman would probably have to offer up a superior or two, namely Melvyn Weiss or William Lerach. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 10:34 am
Jaso, Eric Jaso, False Claims Act, Fried Frank, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, Judge Anita Brody, Lateral Hiring, Lateral Moves, Laterals, Litigation, Litigators, Mel Weiss, Melvyn I. [read post]
25 Feb 2009, 12:34 pm
Did they know or care that Milberg Weiss had a storied history of fraud all its own, I wondered. [read post]
1 Jun 2008, 2:01 pm
This just in: Melvyn Weiss, the plaintiffs’ lawyer who pioneered a controversial and lucrative area of law suing corporations on behalf of shareholders, was sentenced today in federal court in Los Angeles to 30 months in prison. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 6:02 am
” The plea of former Milberg Weiss partner David Bershad, which was entered Monday, could give the government increased ammunition to use against Lerach and his former partner Melvyn Weiss in its long-running investigation into whether Milberg Weiss, Lerach’s former firm, paid illegal kickbacks to plaintiffs. [read post]
10 Feb 2008, 3:20 pm
Melvyn Weiss, one of Milberg’s founders, has pleaded not guilty, as has the Milberg Weiss law firm. [read post]
5 Jun 2008, 3:41 pm
You may recall the post I did earlier this week about the Trailer Lawyers' brief requesting Judge Senter reconsider his disqualification, a brief that suggests they have been quaffing some abundantly spiked Scruggsian Kool-Aid.-- You might have seen the recent article by syndicated columnist David Ignatius on Scruggs, which contained these paragraphs: What destroyed [plaintiffs attorney Melvyn] Weiss and Scruggs was a… [read post]
21 May 2008, 11:55 pm
In reality, the only other examples of such prosecutions include Mississippi lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs and Melvyn Weiss and William Lerach, securities class action lawyers at the New York firm formerly known as Milberg Weiss. [read post]
4 Jan 2007, 6:58 am
" Melvyn I. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 12:25 pm
I won, but it cost me $80,000,” he said. [read post]
21 Mar 2008, 1:06 am
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Melvyn Weiss Agrees to Plead Guilty to Role in Kickback Scheme
New York Law Journal
Famed securities class action lawyer Melvyn I. [read post]
21 Sep 2007, 3:46 am
Along the same lines, Howard Bashman rounds up posts on the guilty plea of class action king William Lerach; And today co-class-action King Melvyn Weiss was indicted , though Scott Greenfield is wondering where the big crime is;Less prominent lawyers are also in the bad side of the news: Three New Jersey attorneys have plead guilty to orchestrating false insurance claims (New Jersey Law Journal). [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 1:05 am
Weiss Pleads Not Guilty in Kickback Case, but Lazar Agrees to Plea
New York Law Journal
Appearing Monday in federal court, Milberg Weiss co-founder Melvyn I. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 12:49 am
The guilty plea and promise of cooperation by Bershad raises the possibility that prosecutors will move forward with indictments of Melvyn I. [read post]
3 Jun 2008, 12:33 am
Mel Weiss Sentenced to 30 Months for Kickback Scheme
The National Law Journal
A federal judge in Los Angeles sentenced Melvyn Weiss to 30 months in prison on Monday, saying that the criminal conduct of the co-founding partner of the Milberg firm "strikes directly at the core and heart of the judicial system. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 1:53 am
During 2007 and 2008, four individual partners – Melvyn Weiss, David Bershad, William Lerach, and Steven Schulman – pleaded guilty to criminal charges for paying kickbacks to name plaintiffs in securities class action litigation. [read post]
14 Mar 2010, 6:06 pm
Our big regret is that Lerach’s law partner Melvyn Weiss would not consent to an interview. [read post]
8 Dec 2008, 4:21 pm
" Other Potential Reforms At the same time, it appears unlikely that Congress will approve legislation inspired by the Milberg Weiss kickback probe, which ultimately resulted in guilty pleas by William Lerach, Melvyn Weiss, and two other former partners of the once-dominant plaintiffs' law firm. [read post]
12 Dec 2007, 11:59 pm
Duane Morris' New Co-Counsel Is Raising Eyebrows
The American Lawyer
Now that William Lerach is going to prison for funneling kickbacks to lead plaintiffs and Melvyn Weiss and his firm are fighting similar criminal charges, there's some room at the top of the securities plaintiffs bar. [read post]
22 Feb 2016, 4:36 pm
I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. [read post]
