Well, my ship finally came in.
When I checked my mail today (Monday, Feb. 22), there it was. With unbridled joy and mounting anticipation, I ripped open the envelope and there it was: a settlement check.
$1.78.
It seems I was part of a class action litigation I didn’t even know about—a lawsuit against AT&T Mobility for an overcharge of something only vaguely explained as “taxes, fees or surcharges (internet taxes)” on internet access.
And it only took 92 attorneys to win that generous settlement reward on my behalf (no kidding, 92 attorneys).
The total settlement was $956 million.
The 92 lawyers get to split $926,466.69 in legal fees. They originally wanted $239 million on the basis of the aggregate $2.94 billion value of relief obtained (the $956 million plus nearly $2 billion “going-forward relief” in illegal taxes that won’t be collected in the future).
I get $1.78.
But hey, I should be grateful. One poor soul got only six cents—about one-eighth the cost of the stamp needed to mail the check.
92 attorneys for that?
Louisiana Voice 
Congratulations!!! Hope I get my check soon.
But, I got $7.70 I must’ve spent more time on Internet than you, Az.
You must not be living right, Tom. I got $6.55!!!
I got a windfall of .07. Can’t believe they actually cut a check for that.
I got $ 0.10
I got $7.75! Roger Peak phone 337 349 1622
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I got 34 cents.
Hey, I got almost $6! I no longer have to be a member of the proletariat!
I received a check for $7.75 from the same settlement, which I was not aware I was a party.
I signed up for the class action suit but got left off. I was cheated!
Mine was for $.33
Actually, 10% of the cash settlement is pretty low. In the olden days when they put class action cases out to bid, they came out to about 15%.
Also, you weren’t paid in coupons. Check and see where the very considerable unclaimed awards go. The judges exempt themselves from the state unclaimed property laws and usually give millions of dollars to some society type charity, Evita Peron style.
The rest of the country is becoming more like Louisiana every day.
I’ve seen awards of coupons, free Showtime or HBO for a month (in a cable TV class action settlement) and even coupons toward the purchase of a new truck in a gas tank explosion class action settlement). Of course, the attorneys always walk away with millions.
had a “better” attorney $18.37!
I was impressed by my $9.32 till I saw Daisy’s!