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You missed the point...[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#5)
by Anonymous User on Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 12:45:22 PM PDT

... of a class action which is to provide a financial penalty against the offender to discourage repeat offences. Restitution is absolutely secondary - class actions may involve a few dollars per person, but a lot of persons.

The lawyer fees issue is often raised by Big Business when arguing for tort reform to kill class action law. It's a red herring. Like an earlier post remarked, the idea is to punish the offender with a painful fine.

Classic example is cramming. No-one will sue their phone company for a five dollar cram on their bill, even if repeated every month. Yet the practise is fraud. Class action provides a civil remedy to fix the problem.

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yes but[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#6)
by Anonymous User on Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 01:18:58 PM PDT

another comment above says: "A class action suit isn't supposed to be a moneymaking proposition for the members of the class..." But beside your very valid point, class action suits shouldn't be moneymaking propositions for the attorneys either. Yes they should be paid for their time and expertise, but no more than that.

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