 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD | No Threat At All No large company fears a class action lawsuit anymore. These always become the standard "bribe the lawyers for a few million and hand the victims $5 discount coupons for new service they haven't purchased yet." Some of these evolve into mechanisms for generating new revenue.
Case in point, a class action lawsuit against GM which had resulted in the victims of defective GM trucks receiving coupons worth $1000 towards a discount for another GM vehicle. Well, in order to receive the reward, the victim would have to further enrich GM.
If this ruling is upheld on appeal and the companies involved face criminal charges, then the shareholders and executives should be worried. -- Only SHATNER is Kirk. |