Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with in-game currency

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

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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

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