Milberg Weiss

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Milberg Weiss | Milberg Weiss Justice
2. Wikipedia: Milberg Weiss
3. Reuters: Original defendant pleads guilty in Milberg case (October 19, 2007)
4. WSJ.com Law Blog: History Lesson: Milberg Weiss (September 21, 2007)
5. New York Times: Milberg Weiss
6. CNET News.com: One of the lawyers Silicon Valley loves to hate (July 9, 2007)
7. The New York Times: Milberg Weiss Is Charged With Bribery and Fraud (May 18, 2006)

Milberg Weiss Recent News

• Google News Search: Milberg Weiss
• Jurist: Class action plaintiff pleads guilty in Milberg Weiss kickback scheme (October 19, 2007)
• The New York Times: "Another Guilty Plea in Milberg Weiss Case" (October 18, 2007)
• ABA Journal: "Milberg Struggles After Strategic Missteps" (October 18, 2007)
• CNNMoney: Milberg Weiss Announces Its Investigation...of The Children's Place... (October 12, 2007)
• Fortune: "Milberg Weiss faces the music" (October 3, 2007)
• Reuters: Milberg Weiss partners must enter pleas by Oct. 12 (September 21, 2007)

Milberg Weiss Background and Articles

About the Firm

• Official Site: About us | A Distinguished History | Important Cases
• Vault: Snapshot
• Legal Week: "The House that Weiss Built" (2004)
• The New York Times: "Behind the Breakup Of the Kings of Tort" (2004)
• Law.com: Milberg Weiss Completes Its Breakup (2004)

The Indictment

• U.S.DOJ: ...Indicted in...Kickback Scheme Involving...Plaintiffs in Class-Action Lawsuits (2006) (52.75KB) 
• Law.com: United States of America, Plaintiff, vs, Milberg Weiss Bershad...  (276Kbs)
• Milberg Weiss Justice: The Case
• Business Week: "Guess Who's Rooting for Milberg Weiss" (2006)

Further Background

• Reuters: Milberg Weiss partners must enter pleas by Oct. 12 (September 21, 2007)
• USA Today: "Co-founder of Milberg Weiss Indicted for Conspiracy" (September 20, 2007)
• The New York Times: "Lawyer Will Plead Guilty in Kickback Scheme" (September 18, 2007)
• The New York Times: "Milberg Client Pleads Guilty to Taking Pay to File Suits" (July 11, 2007)
• CNNMoney.com: Only Mel Weiss can save Milberg Weiss now (July 10, 2007)
• The New York Times: "Ex-Partner at Milberg Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy" (July 10, 2007)
• ABA Journal: "Weiss, Lerach: No Deal to Plea Deal" (June 28, 2007)
• Official Site: Statement of Milberg Weiss Regarding Indictment (2006)
• The Wall Street Journal: Inside Milberg's Credenza (2006)
• Seattle Times: "Indictment may doom Milberg Weiss law firm" (2006)
• Seattle Times: "Milberg Weiss case may resemble Arthur Andersen's" (2006)
• The New York Sun: "The Milberg Weiss Indictment" (2006)
• CFO.com: Milberg Weiss, Two Partners Indicted  (2006)
• The New York Times: "Milberg Weiss Is Charged with Bribery and Fraud" (2006)
• Fortune: The fall of America's meanest law firm (2006) 

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Milberg Weiss Blogs and Message Boards

• Fortune Legal Pad: Elkind: Mel Weiss is sinking his firm  
• U of Chicago Faculty Law Blog: Fear and Loathing of Milberg Weiss
• WSJ.com Law Blog: Milberg Weiss: The Epic
• The NYT Deal Book: Prosecutors Indict Milberg Weiss Co-Founder
• WSJ.com Law Blog: Milberg Partner in Plea Talks
• Legal Pad: Fewer Class Action Filings: Milberg's Fault?

Milberg Weiss Timeline

• 1965: Founded by Larry Milberg and Mel Weiss
• 1976: Blackie vs. Barrack resulted in class actions milestone precedent
• 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation resulted in a $500 billion settlement
• 2003: Oxford Health plans litigation resulted in $300 million
• 2004: Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP becomes Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP.
• 2006: May 18, Milberg Weiss indicted
• 2007: January 1, Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP became Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP
• 2007: July 9, Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP dropped Bershad from its name
• 2007: July 9, Former partner David Bershad pleads guilty
• 2007: September 18, Former partner Bill Lerach pleads guilty

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