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Originally Posted by Lindy
The class action law suit is just a specialized kind of scam perpetrated by a law firm instead of a business. The actual "victims" get awarded a small amount -most often as a credit or discount instead of actual money- and the lawyers make millions. But people do love to see corporations get spanked.
Lindy
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Yep, I got a letter years back concerning a lawsuit against Dish Network. Had to do with the failure of a specific type of DVR unit they sold. I had one it work at times and other times it didn't. I went ahead and signed the paperwork and sent it in. A year and half later I got a large envelop detailing the outcome of the suit. In the fine print it basically stated the legal fees (profit to the law firm) was around 10 million. The envelop also contained 10 coupons for free pay per view movies and events, so long as the cost of that pay per view was 3.99 or less.
So law firm- 10 million. Consumers- $40 ea max... if they use all the coupons.
Sounds about right, right?