https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/compaq-settles-floppy-glitch-class-action/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/compaq-settles-floppy-glitch-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-27918 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:30:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7380#comment-27918 […] able to extract $40 million in attorneys’ fees from a questionable coupon settlement, as an Overlawyered post noted August 6.  The Summer 2008 issue of State Court Docket Watch includes my essay discussing why this is a […]

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/08/compaq-settles-floppy-glitch-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-26584 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:55:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7380#comment-26584 If Oklahoma decided Texas law applied, couldn’t Compaq have (or could they still?) apply for an injunction in Texas barring a national class and overturning the OK court? That would still be less ridiculous than the current result, and might make the resulting argument between the states finally worthy enough for Supreme Court review. This makes me wish I could be a class action plaintiff representing every person not living in Oklahoma and sue the state for forcing Texas law on me.

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