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Essentially there are lawyers that seize on the opportunity to take advantage of populist anger against corporations to get a payday (a cut of the settlement).
by lysol 14y ago
Essentially there are lawyers that seize on the opportunity to take advantage of populist anger against corporations to get a payday (a cut of the settlement). While class action lawsuits are good for holding companies accountable generally a lot of people get a few bucks and a few lawyers get a lot more.
- genwin 14y agoDon't forget corporations' fear of class-action suits. Even when the average plaintiff gets $nil the presence of class action suits might save their life by dissuading a corporation from doing harm in the first place.