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February 12, 2008
Top lawyer jailed over class-action kickbacks
William Lerach, the powerful class-action lawyer who...scheme to pay kickbacks to clients. Mr Lerach, who pleaded guilty last year to criminal...previously agreed to forfeit nearly $8m. Mr Lerach helped to win more than $7bn in settlements... By Ben White in New York
February 12, 2008
Powerful lawyer jailed over kickbacks
William Lerach, the powerful class-action lawyer who...scheme to pay kickbacks to clients. Mr Lerach, who pleaded guilty last year to criminal...previously agreed to forfeit nearly $8m. Mr Lerach helped to win more than $7bn in settlements... By Ben White in New York
June 3, 2008
Jail sentence for US class action lawyer
...the biggest US companies. Mr Weiss and his former partner, William Lerach – who pleaded guilty last year and is serving a two-year...securities fraud class-action lawsuit. Prosecutors claim Mr Lerach and Mr Weiss participated in a scheme to pay more than $11m... By Joanna Chung in Washington
September 25, 2007
Fallen angels of the US plaintiffs’ bar
...of the American plaintiffs’ bar – William Lerach and Melvyn Weiss, who pioneered the...US government has been pursuing Messrs Lerach and Weiss for months, on charges that...plaintiffs in their lawsuits. Last week Mr Lerach pleaded guilty to conspiracy, and... By Patti Waldmeir
September 27, 2006
Fastow accuses Enron bankers
...Attorneys for Enron shareholders, led by Lerach Coughlin, have already won $8bn in...Barclays from the class action suit. But William Lerach, the lead attorney in the case, plans...on the remaining banks to settle. Mr Lerach defended Mr Fastow's credibility... By Ben White in New York and Sheila McNulty in Houston
September 26, 2006
Fastow accuses Enron bankers
...Attorneys for Enron shareholders, led by Lerach Coughlin, have already won $8bn in...Barclays from the class action suit. But William Lerach, the lead attorney in the case, plans to...on the remaining banks to settle. Mr Lerach defended Mr Fastow’s credibility... By Ben White in New York and Sheila McNulty in Houston
September 30, 2007
US court to rule on third-party liability
...risk of liability for their counterparties” and could cause foreign companies to prefer non-US business partners. But William Lerach, the US plaintiffs’ lawyer, whose firm represents Enron victims, says scheme liability is crucial in the battle to win... By Patti Waldmeir in Washington
September 28, 2005
Observer: New target
...until they find out the someone is William Lerach, famed class action lawyer fresh from...court action against WorldCom and Enron. Lerach plans today to address the Japan Society...according to a press release. It goes on: "Lerach will explain how many corporations in...
September 28, 2005
Observer: New front in class action war
...until they find out the someone is William Lerach, the famed class action lawyer fresh...court action against WorldCom and Enron. Lerach plans today to address the Japan Society...according to a press release. It goes on: "Lerach will explain how many corporations in...
September 27, 2005
Observer - Asia
...until they find out the someone is William Lerach, the famed class action lawyer fresh...court action against WorldCom and Enron. Lerach plans today to address the Japan Society in...to a press release. It goes on: “Lerach will explain how many corporations in the...