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Law Practice

Sep. 1, 2007

Lerach's Demand for Binding Plea Slows Deal

LOS ANGELES - Plea negotiations in class-action lawyer William S. Lerach's case have been complicated by his insistence on a binding plea agreement, according to attorneys involved in the case.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Plea negotiations in class-action lawyer William S. Lerach's case have been complicated by his insistence on a binding plea agreement, according to attorneys involved in the case.
      Lerach, who has been at the center of a federal investigation for eight years, will retire today from his law firm, Lerach Coughlin Stoia Gellar R...

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