Robin Hoods or Legal Hoods?

Authors :: O"Brien, Timothy L.
Glater, Jonathan D.
Source :: New York Times. 7/17/2005, Vol. 154 Issue 53278, Section 3 p1-4. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Focuses on a wide-ranging investigation of New York City law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman. Question of whether the firm used illegal tactics in shareholder lawsuits; Implications for class-action attorney William S. Lerach and his former partner, Melvyn I. Weiss, who are not named in the indictment; How the outcome of the case is likely to influence how all plaintiffs' lawyers practice, as well as the potential civil penalties for corporate wrongdoing; Why legal analysts are questioning the strength of the government's case; Overview of the investigation.