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Will Weiss pay a high sentencing price on Monday?

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in recent items from Reuters and  from the National Law Journal, famed plaintiffs lawyer Mel Weiss is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in Los Angeles.  Here is a preview from the Reuters piece:Class-action legend Melvyn Weiss can expect a rough ride on Monday when he is sentenced by a judge who handed down the maximum penalty to Weiss's former partner for his role in a kickbacks scheme involving their former law firm. The 72-year-old Weiss, who built a multibillion-dollar shareholder litigation empire around a law firm now known as Milberg LLP, pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge in March.  He has asked U.S. District Judge John Walter to sentence him to no more than two years in prison, citing his age and his contributions to shareholder litigation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 01, 2008 (boomark / email).