That's helped Lerach Coughlin and Milberg Weiss hold a commanding share of the class-action market, 51% of all cases between 1997 and 2004, according to CornerstoneResearch.
That said, Cornerstone's research indicates settlements will be bigger this year if only because the losses that plaintiff lawyers claim on behalf of investors will be higher.
Although Full did not set out to become a robotics expert, his basic research discoveries about how creatures--from cockroaches to people--move has become a cornerstone of much work.