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Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by rhino369 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:14PM (#26239849)
>How is this allowed?

You are pretty much assuming they are liable for the allegations in the complaint against them.

Settlements for low value are a sign that plaintiffs view their chances of success (including being awarded substantial damages) as being low.

So one way of looking at this is, Epic did nothing wrong, and they are giving away essentially nothing to make the plaintiff go away.

If plaintiffs thought they had a good case, they wouldn't take monopoly money.

Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by jonas21 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:50PM (#26240335)
Notably, the attorneys aren't taking monopoly money.

> Additionally, the attorneys who brought the lawsuit (see FAQ 10) will ask the Court to award them attorney’s fees and expenses in an amount not to exceed $11,300,000.00, for the time, expense and effort expended in investigating the facts, litigation, and negotiating the Settlement. The Class Representatives will also ask the Court for a payment of up to $75,000 collectively for their time, effort, and service in this matter.

https://www.epiclootboxsettlement.com/Home/Faq

Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by ccleve on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:23PM (#26240733)
The lawyers get real money, and the victims get fake money. That's the real scandal. Our tort system is broken.
Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by gruez on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:14PM (#26241531)
Is the risk-adjusted price that the lawyers are being paid unusually high? Lawyers being expensive doesn't really mean "Our tort system is broken".
Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by freeone3000 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @03:06PM (#26242202)
It does, because it diverts money from the people who are actually harmed to people who advocate on their behalf; and raises the threshold for a class-action suit in general, as suits that are "too cheap" are not worth anyone's time.
Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by slim on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @12:21AM (#26246864)
$11,375,000.00 will be payed by EPIC ? if yes, it looks like a corruption scheme
Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by bostonsre on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:21PM (#26241615)
The settlement could also be low because the lawyers on the plaintiff side were not acting in the best interests of the people they were representing, just in their own best interests.
Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by oliwarner on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:01PM (#26240464)
The plaintiffs may just value what's being offered. It might be money they'd have otherwise spent.

Not my cup of tea, but I run a mile from any game that requires I shovel cash into it to get ahead

Re:Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with i... by DevKoala on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:17PM (#26239882)
They probably saw their chances of winning against EPIC’s legal team being very low. That legal team is stacked atm.