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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Apr. 15, 1999

Milberg Weiss Pays $50M to Settle Lawsuit

A day after being tagged with a $45 million verdict for allegedly trying to destroy the reputation of a high-profile law and economics consulting firm, New York-based Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach and one of its famed partners, San Diego plaintiffs' lawyer William Lerach, have agreed to pay $50 million to settle the matter.

By Tom Orewyler
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        A day after being tagged with a $45 million verdict for allegedly trying to destroy the reputation of a high-profile law and economics consulting firm, New York-based Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach and one of its famed partners, San Diego plaintiffs' lawyer William Lerach, have agreed to pay $50 mi...

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