class-action lawsuits - every been part of one?

[KG]

i just got a check for $73.96. woohoo!

[GOPisEvil]

1. NFL/Direct-TV

I got some insignificant amount of money. :eyes:

[MichaelHarris]

3. heyyyyy

I didn't know about that one does someone owe me money? I got a check for some class action deal involving my homeowners insurance company. A whopping 30 bucks. I didn't even know it was going on. What was the direct tv nfl one about? I have that.

[GOPisEvil]

4. It was several years ago.

1999, I think.

[MichaelHarris]

5. damn, that leaves me out of the big bucks n/t

[TSIAS]

12. Damn! I missed that

I subscribed to NFL Sunday Ticket for one year. Had I known about that, I could have pocketed between $8.33 and $20.83.

[Archae]

2. Yup.

The one against CD makers, last month I got a check for $13.

[NoPasaran]

7. I was in on that gravy train too

Still trying to decide whether to invest my windfall or do something wild and crazy with the thirteen bucks.

[AngryAmish]

10. me too

[kiahzero]

15. Got that too

Yay for the $13.

[theoceansnerves]

6. a couple

one against nintendo, way back in the early ninetines netted me a $5.00 coupon
one against western union netted me a check for $1.00
one against packard bell netted me a small amount that i can't remember now

[Mrs. Venation]

8. I Was The Lead Plaintiff

in a class action gender discrimination complaint against a large public utility. The public utility was not hiring women in their apprenticeship program, and those were very high paying jobs with excellent benefits. I had a wonderful attorney and we helped a lot of women get good jobs.

It was a long ordeal, but that utility never saw someone as stubborn as me! I knew I was right; I had obtained their hiring statistics under an FOIA request. They provided the data that proved my case!

That was many years ago, and we broke new ground when we took on this large utility. I am proud that we helped so many women make positive changes in their lives because they could get good jobs, acquire skills as craftsmen, and get out of the poverty cycle.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

9. I'm getting ready to join one

I'm the executor of my cousin's estate. One of the major brokerage firms invested $300,000 dollars of her money in mutual funds. In less than 3 years she had lost half of it. Come to find out, this brokerage firm was taking under-the-table commisions for "pushing" these funds on people. The profits from these funds was funneled to pay the commisions so the stock fell. I can't go with an individual suit because 1) it would be very expensive and 2) she's dead and can't tell they court how they refused her requests to see a printout of exactly where her money went.
That money was invested to pay for her grandchildren's education. Who can you trust?

[ButterflyBlood]

11. yes

the music industry overcharging one.

[RebelOne]

13. Yes, against Shell

They manufactured some pipes that were installed in a lot of homes and mobile homes. These pipes had a tendency to leak. So when I received a post card from the legal firm handling a class action suit against Shell asking if I wanted to participate, I signed it.

Right before then, I had a leak in a pipe in my kitchen, which caused the floor to cave in. I live in a mobile home and the floors are fiberboard.

They sent an inspector to the house to inspect all the plumbing and to see the damage done to the kitchen floor. Well, would you believe they replumbed my entire house and sent me a check for almost $900.

[emad]

14. Yes: when Bob Morgenthau busted BCCI in NY......

got my expenses, plus 'wear and tear'....