Battle Of The Class-Action Titans

Daniel Fisher reports at Forbes.

The lead plaintiff in a politically tinged securities lawsuit against Halliburton has taken the unusual step of asking the court to replace class-action king William Lerach with equally famous litigator David Boies as lead attorney on the case.

In a motion filed last week with a federal court in Dallas, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund (AMS) said its relationship with Lerach’s San Diego firm has “deteriorated to the point that substitution of new counsel is required.” The charity proposed placing the litigation under the control of Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

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