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A judge in the US District Court for the Central District of California Monday sentenced Steven Schulman and David Bershad, two former partners of the law firm now known as Milberg LLP , to six months...

Officials at the US Chamber of Commerce's affiliate, the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) , said in a report released Thursday that the system of heavy securities class action litigation in the US is...

A federal judge in the US District Court for the Central District of California Monday sentenced leading class-action securities lawyer Melvyn Weiss to 30 months in prison and ordered him to pay over $10...

US law firm Milberg LLP , formerly Milberg Weiss, is in negotiations with federal prosecutors to settle accusations related to an alleged kickback scheme, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The firm pleaded not guilty in 2006...

Milberg Weiss partner and co-founder Melvyn Weiss pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of racketeering conspiracy stemming from a long-running US Attorney investigation into an alleged kickback scheme. Weiss was indicted last year...

Milberg Weiss partner and co-founder Melvyn Weiss on Thursday agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from a long-running US Attorney investigation into an alleged kickback scheme. Weiss was indicted last...

US District Judge John Walter of the Central District of California on Monday sentenced former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach to two years in prison for his part in the firm's illegal kickback scheme . Lerach...

The US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California has recommended that former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach receive two years in prison for his part in the firm's illegal kickback scheme. Lerach pleaded...

Former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach pleaded guilty to conspiracy Monday for his part in the firm's illegal kickback scheme. Lerach reached an agreement with prosecutors last month to plead guilty to conspiracy...

Seymour Lazar pleaded guilty Thursday to obstruction of justice, subscribing to a false tax return and making a false declaration for his role in the Milberg Weiss kickback scheme where the firm is accused of paying up...