I have been an expert witness in several class action lawsuits. I learned two basic principles from these experiences. One,lawyers care little if anything about the supposed victims and two,they care a lot about their cut.
From the article: “Illustrating the value of class actions, Brad Seligman, the California-based lawyer who conceived of and filed the suit 10 years ago, said the average salary for a woman at Wal-Mart was $13,000, about $1,100 less than the average for a man, when the case began. “That’s hugely significant if you’re making $13,000 a year, but not enough to hire a lawyer and bring a case.”
When I first read ‘Illustraing the value of class actions’ I thought the good professor was going to talk about their value to the attorneys who take 1/3 of the pot.
He never mentioned that.