Posted
4/14/2004 09:22:00 PM
by Douglas
$300 Million settlement. 27 attorneys get $4 million each, while the 18,447 plaintiffs in the case will receive an average of $7,725 and as little as $500
each.So, the system
does work, after all.
A $300 million settlement of federal claims over PCB contamination in Anniston, Ala., will give plaintiffs an average of $7,725 each while paying their attorneys millions apiece -- including $29 million to the firm of California lawyer Johnnie Cochran Jr.
I'm sure he had a really nifty rhyme worked out for this one, too.