Oh no, it's about money, it's just about punishing the company you're suing as opposed to making you whole.
When you see that a class action settlement led to each person getting a few dollars a piece, don't look at that. Look at the amount of cash that they had to pay out to give each claimant that cash (as well as the lawyers).
The point of modern class action suits is to form a large enough stick to beat misbehaving corporations about the head with - they never have and never will be about getting suitable restitution.
If AT&T throttles your unlimited plan and then encourages you to switch to a more expensive metered plan to get back the same level of service you used to have, money does seem to be at stake. And also punishing The Man, of course.
Karunamon|14 years ago
When you see that a class action settlement led to each person getting a few dollars a piece, don't look at that. Look at the amount of cash that they had to pay out to give each claimant that cash (as well as the lawyers).
The point of modern class action suits is to form a large enough stick to beat misbehaving corporations about the head with - they never have and never will be about getting suitable restitution.
wmf|14 years ago