JOHN YDSTIE, Host: NPR's Scott Horsley reports.</s>SCOTT HORSLEY: Scott Horsley, NPR News, San Diego.
David Bershad, once a top partner at the Milberg, Weiss, and Bershad law firm, has pleaded guilty to participating in a kickback scheme. He will forfeit millions of dollars and cooperate with prosecutors. The law firm is one of the busiest when it comes to suing corporations on behalf of investors.