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Originally Posted by 88-diamondblue
Well we know one thing for sure. The lawyers will be able to kick back and take it easy after they get there cut and the owners will walk away with what $500 or less.  Kind of like the GM brake law suit that the lawyer came out great and each owner got $60 to fix a $600 problem |
We essentially allow lawyers, as a class, to levy taxes against us that they collect for their own personal benefit, through the mechanism of the class-action lawsuit. The "fees" often dwarf the settlement. All they have to do is pay off the right judge. (Just ask Dickie Scruggs.)