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Re:Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to ... by voidfunc on Sunday November 24, 2024 @12:44AM (#42226150)
It's not funny, it's by design. Property owners and investors are usually given the most attention by courts because they matter more broadly speaking.
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Re:Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to ... by brg on Sunday November 24, 2024 @01:06AM (#42226206)
Another reason is that the harm can often be quantified and remedy easily justified.
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Re:Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to ... by mikeshi42 on Sunday November 24, 2024 @02:05AM (#42226415)
Matt Levine recently covered how it's much more lucrative/easy to sue Chipotle for skimping out on their portions from the investor/security fraud angle than it is the customer angle [1]

Unfortunate how that's just how the system works.

[1] https://archive.ph/mhEQA

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