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Weiss pleads guilty; Clinton silent
- Pioneering securities class-action lawyer Melvyn Weiss agreed yesterday to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy in the Justice Department’s prosecution of the New York firm that carried his name for many years.
Democratic rivals mum on firm’s dirty cash
- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has received more campaign money from disgraced lawyers at the controversial Milberg Weiss law firm than any other member of Congress, but she won’t say whether she’ll keep the contributions.
- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has received more campaign money from disgraced lawyers at the controversial Milberg Weiss law firm than any other member of Congress, but she won’t say whether she’ll keep the contributions.
Just the threat of a lawsuit can be worth millions
- When Sprint agreed last month to a $57.5 million settlement, it escaped a multi-billion dollar class action securities suit by paying only a tiny percentage of the damages claimed by plaintiffs.
- When Sprint agreed last month to a $57.5 million settlement, it escaped a multi-billion dollar class action securities suit by paying only a tiny percentage of the damages claimed by plaintiffs.
Tainted campaign donations will be kept, Democrats say
- A spokesman for the Democratic National Committee said more than $1 million in donations from attorneys who pleaded guilty or have been indicted on federal charges for an alleged $11.8 million kickback scheme will not be returned.
- A spokesman for the Democratic National Committee said more than $1 million in donations from attorneys who pleaded guilty or have been indicted on federal charges for an alleged $11.8 million kickback scheme will not be returned.
