Comments on: “A Little Wal-Mart Gift Card for You, A Big Payout for Lawyers” https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/02/little-wal-mart-gift-card-big-payout-lawyers/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:38:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: MattS https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/02/little-wal-mart-gift-card-big-payout-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-332648 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:38:50 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=57400#comment-332648 In reply to Bill Poser.

“Why is it that coupons are considered acceptable at all?”

Because just identifying the affected class members and how much in damages they are individually due would cost too much.

/sarc

]]> By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/02/little-wal-mart-gift-card-big-payout-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-332643 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:23:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=57400#comment-332643 Why is it that coupons are considered acceptable at all? If a plaintiff is awarded damages in a normal lawsuit for something like negligence or breach of contract, he will normally receive cash. How did it become so common for class action damages to consist of coupons? Even if the lawyers for the plaintiffs are colluding with the defendants, why on earth would judges allow this scam?

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