Superstar plaintiffs lawyer William Lerach has remained outside the reach of investigators looking at a kickback scheme at his former firm, Milberg Weiss, but a guilty plea in the case on Wednesday might change that.

Steven Cooperman, a former ophthalmologist previously convicted of insurance fraud, admitted to taking payments for serving as lead plaintiff in class actions filed by Milberg Weiss over 12 years.

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