Seymour Lazar

Lawyer Paul T. Selzer, the final defendant in a federal kickback case involving class-action lawsuits against big corporations, has agreed to plead guilty to a tax-related felony, prosecutors said. In a plea agreement filed in federal court in Los Angeles this week, prosecutors said Selzer accepted $49,539 from the Milberg Weiss law firm and then transferred nearly $19,000 to Seymour Lazar, a plaintiff in class-action lawsuits brought by Milberg. Selzer failed to tell the Internal Revenue Service that Lazar was the true beneficiary of the payment and other fees, to the plea document said.