I am a licensed attorney (in California) and also admitted before various Federal district courts.
Today I got yet another of those postcards about a class action settlement - you know, the kind where the harmed victims get a pittance while the attorneys walk away with the lion's share.
In this case, the attorneys will get about $75,000,000, the lead plaintiffs maybe $20,000, and the rest of us ... probably close to nada.
Class actions are a good thing - especially since yesterday when SCOTUS has constrained the scope of judicial orders.
But class actions where the action is really a means for certain law firms to tailor cases to generate vast piles of income while the actual victims get a lollypop, are, to my mind, both unprofessional and unethical.
Yeah, I'll send in my claim form - but I don't anticipate that I'll get enough in return to cover the cost of the postage stamp.
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