Class-Action Suits Filed Against the Following Companies.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 1998--The following was released today by Milberg Weiss Founded in 1965 by attorneys Larry Milberg and Melvyn I. Weiss, Milberg Weiss (formerly known as Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP) is a U.S. plaintiffs' law firm. Based in New York City, it is widely known for representing investors in securities class actions. Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . Notice to purchasers of the following securities for the following class periods: -0- CORPORATION CLASS PERIOD Advanced Fibre Communications (NASDAQ:AFCI) 06/03/97-06/30/98 Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) 01/23/97-08/11/97 Aspec Technology (NASDAQ:ASPC) 04/28/98-06/25/98 Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) 04/17/97-07/24/98 First Alliance Corp. (NASDAQ:FACO) 04/24/97-05/27/98 Fruit of Loom (NYSE:FTL) 07/24/96-09/05/97 Hybrid Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYBRE) 11/12/97-06/01/98 Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) 07/03/97-03/06/98 Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETC) 01/30/97-02/23/98 Powerwave Technologies (NASDAQ:PWAV) 06/04/97-01/16/98 SmarTalk Teleservices, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMTK) 07/31/97-08/10/98 Smart Modular Technologies (NASDAQ:SMOD) 07/01/97-05/21/98 Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNUS) 09/24/96-06/08/98 -0- You should be aware that class action complaints involving the securities of the above companies were filed on behalf of investors by the law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP ("Milberg Weiss"), often in cooperation with other major experienced securities firms. Milberg Weiss is a 120 lawyer firm that has been actively engaged in commercial litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , emphasizing securities and antitrust class actions, for more than 30 years. The firm has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and is active in major litigation pending in federal and state courts throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The firm's reputation for excellence has been recognized on repeated occasions by courts which have appointed the firm to major positions in complex multi-district or consolidated litigations. Milberg Weiss has taken a lead role in numerous important actions on behalf of defrauded investors, and has been responsible for a number of outstanding recoveries which, in the aggregate, total approximately $2 billion. For more detailed information about the firm you may visit our website at http://www.milberg.com. If you wish to discuss these cases or have any questions concerning these cases or your rights or interests, please contact: William S. Lerach, Alan Schulman or Darren J. Robbins of Milberg Weiss/California at 800/449-4900 or via e-mail at wsl@mwbhl.com. CONTACT: Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP William S. Lerach, 800/449-4900 wsl@mwbhl.com |
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