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The result of such a class action lawsuit would be a lawyer (or a bunch of lawyers) making a ton of money and the victims getting a coupon for a happy meal at t

• hkmurakami 11y ago
  Yes, that is a very good point. Are there any contingency contracts for these class action suits where the lawyers agree to a fixed percentage of the settlement, which would hopefully leave a decent amount for the victims? Perhaps there can be a "bidding" system if the victims can self organize and then look for a law firm to represent them -- kind of like how architecture firms win contracts?
  • amenghra 11y ago
    These people unfortunately have a hard time with basic reading/cognitive skills. Unless the government or a non-profit helps them out they are going to have a hard time self organizing and pull off the best possible deal. Besides ethical reasons, it's in everyone's best interest to make sure that poor people don't get abused in this way because when they end up needing social services (shelter, food, medical aid, etc.) that help comes from every tax payer's money.
  • Lawtonfogle 11y ago
    Who would approve the percentage? This seems to be very similar to the deal they are suing about right now. Next up they file suit against the lawyer for taking too big a cut?
• harryh 11y ago
  That's not really true as these are cases with a relatively small number of plaintiff's each with a relatively high value claim. The kinds of cases where you see plaintiffs getting coupons and lawyers making bank are those with a lot of plaintiffs who were each harmed a very small amount.
  • tsotha 11y ago
    ... which is the purpose of class-action law. When you have a small number of plaintiffs with large claims it's not really the right way to go.