Saturday, September 21, 2002

Going for broke Judge Jack Weinstein of the U.S. District Court in New York has certified an enormous class consisting of nearly all persons suffering from smoking-related illnesses since 1993.  No one has yet come up with an estimate of the size of this class.  (From the Los Angeles Times) 8:55:15 AM     Using OPM A well-known plaintiff's attorney in suburban Detroit is the latest victim of a variation on the Nigerian scam.  His bookkeeper embezzled $2.1 million over a period of six months and sent the funds by means of 13 separate wire transfers to overseas banks.  Said an investigating FBI agent:  "She was gullible -- gullible and had access to $2.1 million." The lawyer is going after his bank, because the bookkeeper did not have the authority to approve wire transfers.  from the Detroit Free Press 8:45:57 AM

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