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Uber is sitting on billions of dollars of VC money. I'm sure that there are some very high-powered law firms out there salivating at the chance to represent the

Uber is sitting on billions of dollars of VC money. I'm sure that there are some very high-powered law firms out there salivating at the chance to represent these women in a class-action lawsuit. Maybe the victims won't get as much recompense as they deserve (because so much of the judgement will go to attorneys), but I would not be so sure that Uber will have them outgunned in court. At the very least, it could teach Uber a lesson by putting an expensive crater in their VC runway.

blacksqr 10y ago
I'm afraid you have a poor idea of what makes high-powered law firms salivate. When they see someone sitting on a pile of billions of dollars, they don't think "how can I piss that person and all his friends off?" They think "how can become that person's best buddy?"
- mirimir 10y ago
  Maybe so. But it arguably depends on firm type.
mirimir 10y ago
Costs and expenses (including experts) are typically only a few percent of recoveries. Unless recovery ended up being much smaller than expected, anyway. Fees over 20% require substantive justification.[0] 0) http://www.maglaw.com/publications/articles/00392/_res/id=Attachments/index=0/Spiro%20Mogul%204.22.pdf http://www.maglaw.com/publications/articles/00392/_res/id=At...
Op54256 10y ago
$3 billion is from the Saudi sovereign fund..