Milberg Weiss Sued Over Settlement
Texas billionaire Sam Wyly is among the investors who have filed a suit against Milberg Weiss that claims the law firm quickly settled a shareholder lawsuit to make big attorney fees.
The suit claims the law firm settled the suit against Computer Associates to reap $40 million in attorney fees for it and three other law firms, New York Newsday reports. Yet shareholders recovered “not even a penny on the dollar” for their losses, says the suit, filed in state court in Manhattan.
The company promised to support attorney fees of up to $1,000 an hour, the suit says, in a settlement that protected board members and executives from lawsuits. The suit seeks disgorgement of the fees, undisclosed legal papers, and unspecified damages.
A hat tip to the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, which posted the story.
