Those class action lawsuits really pay off… for the lawyers.
The big lawsuit over price-fixing of music CDs is over, and the checks for $12.60 are going out to all the plaintiffs. The settlement is totalled at $143 million. The actual cash payout, after attorney’s fees, is $44 million. Do the math: 2/3 of the settlement went to the attorneys.
I have a toll-free 800 number, which enables some of my relatives to call me without paying long distance. At least, that was the original goal. In practice, it serves as an annoyance, ringing off the hook with wrong [more...]
I counted 13 errors on this menu for my local pizza joint. See if you can find them all! I’ll give you the first one free, since you aren’t likely to get it unless you’re local: the address of this [more...]
This has been going on for a very long time, and it’s surprising that it still works — people seem to be so manipulable. What I’m talking about is the way the oil companies (all making record profits [more...]
