Criminal
Jul. 28, 2006
Will Lawyer's Illness Doom Charges?
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for 79-year-old Seymour Lazar, the first person indicted in the federal kickback case against Milberg, Weiss, Bershad & Schulman, may raise his poor health as a way to pressure prosecutors into dropping criminal charges, according to sources familiar with the case.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for 79-year-old Seymour Lazar, the first person indicted in the federal kickback case against Milberg, Weiss, Bershad & Schulman, may raise his poor health as a way to pressure prosecutors into dropping criminal charges, according to sources familiar with the case.
"At this point, I do not believe it would be safe for Mr. Lazar ...
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