from the ripping-people-off-is-fun,-creative-and-legal! dept
Has there ever been a class action settlement that actually made all the people who were harmed whole?
Because somehow I doubt it.
When Arco was sued for charging people fees on their debit cards, I got two separate checks for around $70 each. I don’t think I ever paid anywhere near that in $0.35 fees. Every other one had been a scam though.
Huh. I’ve been part of a couple dozen ones and I don’t think I’ve ever seen more than a couple of dollars. I THINK the biggest settlement was $22 or $23 or something like that.
Nice to know that, in theory at least, you could recover what was wrongfully taken from you.
Defund lawyers.
Class action lawsuits are a fucking scam for lawyers.
Just “corporate dictatorship masquerading as democracy” things.
The class action settlement allows the corporate to release the litigation reserves…
Likely reavered 1 billion, paid out 10m, rest is is sweet clean profit!
Regulatory shit works the same way.
They want the action so they can close their books on the issue and recognize the income from the crime
