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I wonder how much of that will end in his lawyer's pocket.
by mariuolo 5y ago
I wonder how much of that will end in his lawyer's pocket.
- 1MachineElf 5y agoThis is the only breakdown given in the article: The jury, after roughly four hours of deliberation, found in favor of Mr. Diaz on all claims and ordered Tesla to pay Mr. Diaz $6.9 million in compensatory damages and $130 million in punitive damages.
- eevilspock 5y agoAssuming your innuendo is correct, who do you consider this an injustice towards, Tesla or Owen Diaz?
- mariuolo 5y agoI'm not sure where you see an "innuendo" about injustice in what I wrote. It's a candid question on the rather common practice of law firms taking a cut of the settlements they manage to obtain for their clients.
- muzz 5y agoUsually it's one third if the case was taken on contingency. They might have done it pro bono though in which case it would be zero
- eevilspock 5y agosorry, my bad. I'm just reactive to a lot of SV/tech libertarian culture that tends to minimize racism and sexism, often using sarcasm.