The Latest Results From America's Pre-eminent Lawyer Enrichment Program (class-action lawsuits): (1) In a $350 million settlement between AT&T and customers overcharged on telephone leases, lawyers get $84 million, and customers get back $15 to $20 each (December). (2) In a recent settlement between Sears and customers with improperly done wheel balancing, lawyers get $2.45 million, and customers get $2.50 a tire. (3) In a $3.7 million settlement between televangelist Jim Bakker's Praise the Lord Ministries and 165,000 defrauded Christians, lawyers get $2.5 million, and each victim gets $6.54 (July). (4) In a settlement of price-fixing charges against cosmetics manufacturers and retailers, lawyers get $24 million, and each customer gets a free cosmetic (July). [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 6-22-03] [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 6-4-03] [The Citizen-Times (Asheville, N.C.), 7-30-03] [San Francisco Chronicle, 7-19-03]

It’s just like Shakespeare said “The first thing we do let's kill all the lawyers.” --II Henry VI, IV:2

I mentioned this a while back, these stupid class-action lawsuits are all about the lawyers NOT the supposed "victims".:rolleyes:

Another disgusting example if this is the EPA's "Super Fund" which was billions
of $$$$$$$ supposed to be used to clean
up the worst poluted sites in the U.S.
The laywers got close to 90% of that fund. :mad3: :mad3: :mad3:

Originally posted by SanDiegoCJ
Another disgusting example if this is the EPA's "Super Fund" which was billions
of $$$$$$$ supposed to be used to clean
up the worst poluted sites in the U.S.
The laywers got close to 90% of that fund. :mad3: :mad3: :mad3:

What about the car buyback program they had in Cali. a while back. Instead of cheaning up the emisions at the factory/powerplant/etc. they were allowed to buy and destroy a certian number of pre '73 cars.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by ForestCam


What about the car buyback program they had in Cali. a while back. Instead of cheaning up the emisions at the factory/powerplant/etc. they were allowed to buy and destroy a certian number of pre '73 cars.:rolleyes:


Yup, another stoopid example of pandering to campaign donors. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by ForestCam


What about the car buyback program they had in Cali. a while back. Instead of cheaning up the emisions at the factory/powerplant/etc. they were allowed to buy and destroy a certian number of pre '73 cars.:rolleyes:

Not just pre 73's and they are still doing it. Industrial manufacturers get pollution credits for every car they can crush and these crdits can be used or bought and sold. WTF

Some good news on this front....

Former Texas Attorney General Dan Morales tried to steer some of the millions in fees from the tobacco settlement in Texas to one of his lawyer buds and got busted on it. He finally plead guilty to Federal mail and tax fraud and will serve 4 years in jail. Instead of running for Gov or US Senate he's just going to be worrying about becoming Billy Bobs biotch :D Story here (http://www.news-journal.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2003/07/20/1058674944.15255.5956.1612.html)

Greedy bastards ...