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Criminal

Apr. 6, 2013

Litigator faces penalties for DUI-related probation violation

Famed class-action litigator Melvyn I. Weiss is not likely to face any significant jail time as a result of a drunk driving arrest in Florida last December, according to his defense attorney.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Famed class-action litigator Melvyn I. Weiss isn't likely to face significant jail time as a result of an arrest for drunk driving in Florida last December, according to his defense attorney. But it's still a possibility, because the arrest violates conditions of his probation stemming from a plea deal Weiss signed in 2008 to resolve federal racketeering charges while a principal at Milberg Weiss LLP (no...

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