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2 Jun 2008, 2:22 pm
A federal judge today sentenced Melvyn Weiss to 30 months in prison, Bloomberg reports. [read post]
5 Dec 2006, 4:48 am
District Judge A. [read post]
16 Jun 2006, 4:18 am
[JURIST] The kickback fraud case against leading class action law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman [firm website] has hit unexpected delays as five judges from the US District Court for the Central District of California [official website], which covers Los Angeles, have recused themselves from the case. [read post]
1 Jun 2008, 7:39 pm
Here is a preview from the Reuters piece:Class-action legend Melvyn Weiss can expect a rough ride on Monday when he is sentenced by a judge who handed down the maximum penalty to Weiss's former partner for his role in a kickbacks scheme involving their former law firm. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 12:18 pm
Weiss, the prominent class-action lawyer, was sentenced on Monday to 30 months in prison by a federal district judge in Los Angeles for his role in concealing illegal kickbacks to plaintiffs. [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 8:29 am
Since joining the firm, Seeley has played key roles in several landmark multidistrict litigations, most notably the 3M Combat Arms Earplug MDL (along with Seeger Weiss partners Chris Seeger and Dave Buchanan, who were both appointed by Judge M. [read post]
16 May 2022, 9:30 am
Prior to joining Seeger Weiss, Caleb served as a law clerk for Judge Dennis Jacobs of the U.S. [read post]
3 Jun 2008, 8:48 am
The dean of the class action bar is headed to prison: a judge has sentenced Mel Weiss to 30 months, near the high end of the plea-negotiated range, in the still-not-wound-up Milberg scandal. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 7:06 am
The report is balanced, and cites Michael Perino’s work finding evidence that Weiss’s lies to judges worked to his own benefit as opposed to that of class members. [read post]
21 Dec 2007, 5:47 am
And law.com reports that "Milberg Weiss Trial to Remain in L.A., Judge Rules. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 7:39 am
[JURIST] A federal judge in the US District Court for the Central District of California [official website] Monday sentenced leading class-action securities lawyer Melvyn Weiss [JURIST news archive] to 30 months in prison and ordered him to pay over $10 million in fines and forfeitures. [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 12:24 pm
While on our interminable Milberg Weiss Watch, we’ve tracked how judges have dealt with the issue of the plaintiffs’ firm’s indictment (here, here, and here.). [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 1:16 pm
The Seeger Weiss team, led by Chris Seeger, who was appointed to lead the litigation by Judge Joy Flowers Conti, and supported by attorneys David Buchanan, Shauna Itri, Caleb Seeley, Humaira Safdar, and Fraz Thomas, were key players in negotiating this uncapped settlement. [read post]
7 Aug 2007, 4:51 am
The NYLJ reports today that "A federal judge in Manhattan has thrown out a lawsuit filed against Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison by the onetime private banker to former WorldCom Inc. chief executive officer Bernard Ebbers. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 12:57 pm
Lerach: Analyzing Two Sentences UPDATE: Weiss's lawyer released this press statement following the sentencing:While any sentence of imprisonment for a great man like Mr Weiss is sad to contemplate, we are grateful that Judge Walter reduced the sentence to 30 months from the 33 months called for in the Plea Agreement. [read post]
1 Jun 2008, 2:01 pm
Was the judge more sympathetic to Weiss? [read post]
3 Jun 2008, 8:19 am
While that is a typical prosecutor's view of the world, there was a kickback scheme since Weiss plead guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge, admitting he lied to judges and secretly paid kickbacks to plaintiffs, in cash or through intermediary law firms, as part of a criminal enterprise that lasted 25 years.Weiss also agreed to forfeit $9.75 million and to pay a $250,000 fine.The WSJ is reporting that Milberg is close to a $75 million dollar settlement with… [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 11:35 am
Seeger Weiss LLP partners Parvin K. [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 5:15 am
District Judge Sarah Vance said in response to a request from Allstate.Vance made the announcement from the bench while the jury was out of the courtroom and after lawyers for homeowners Robert and Merryl Weiss of Slidell rested their case against Allstate. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 6:10 am
A New Jersey judge has sanctioned two firms, Paul, Weiss and Lowenstein Sandler, for pursuing a frivilous legal claim on behalf of billionaire Ronald Perelman against his 85-year-old ex-father-in-law. [read post]
