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> Instacart has agreed to pay at least several million dollars to settle the lawsuits, which will result in a typical settlement payout of a few hundred dollars
by couchand 9y ago
> Instacart has agreed to pay at least several million dollars to settle the lawsuits, which will result in a typical settlement payout of a few hundred dollars per worker. The attorneys who brought the lawsuits, by contrast, stand to make millions.
This seems like an unnecessary and out-of-context dig at lawyers. Also, the citation provided doesn't square with the claim: the settlement they linked to allowed total damages of $2 million, and capped the attorney's fees at 25%, so the maximum payout is half a million.
- Spivak 9y agoI get the sentiment that there are some lawsuits where the only people making real money are the lawyers but I think it's weird that it reflects on the them and not the system that pays out so little to injured classes. For a case like this it's easy to rack up a million dollars in billable hours.