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Government

May 13, 2008

GOP Wants Hearings on Milberg Weiss

Seizing on the recent convictions of several lawyers linked to securities class action firm Milberg Weiss, Republicans are calling for congressional hearings into illegal kickbacks and other unethical conduct in class action lawsuits.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      WASHINGTON - Seizing on the recent convictions of several lawyers linked to securities class action firm Milberg Weiss, Republicans are calling for congressional hearings into illegal kickbacks and other unethical conduct in class action lawsuits. Democrats, who are well known to be close to the trial lawyer lobby, decried the move as a t...

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