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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Verizon / November 2006Class Action Suit
Got in the mail a paper called the Campbell Class Action Settlement against Verizon. Anybody know what this is all about? Papers really don't spell out what is going on, but if you accept a $15.00 voucher, it says you also agree to extending your service contract for 1 year. Thanks  SignatureEmail no good, reply to group >Got in the mail a paper called the Campbell Class Action Settlement against >Verizon. > >Anybody know what this is all about? Papers really don't spell out what is >going on, but if you accept a $15.00 voucher, it says you also agree to >extending your service contract for 1 year. The lawyers are the only ones who make out in these class actions. f.cking parasites; they should all die... A_C > The lawyers are the only ones who make out in these class actions. > > f.cking parasites; they should all die... You get another vote from me! SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 >>Got in the mail a paper called the Campbell Class Action Settlement >>against [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > A_C You got that right. We get a voucher good for a lollipop and a cookie-- the effing lawyers will need to buy a wheelbarrow to take their "fee" to the bank. We need tort reform NOW!! Doug Finding the keyboard operational Douglas C. Neidermeyer entered: > You got that right. We get a voucher good for a lollipop and a > cookie-- the effing lawyers will need to buy a wheelbarrow to take > their "fee" to the bank. We need tort reform NOW!! > > Doug I'll agree that we need tort reform in a big way but remember two things. First, class action suits need a claimant of record. so somebody who is a user started it. Second, where do you think that $15.00 is coming from? From users. Probably in thr form of increased fees. Bob Signature-- Coffee worth staying up for - NY Times www.moondoggiecoffee.com > Got in the mail a paper called the Campbell Class Action Settlement against > Verizon. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks There is only one purpose for a class action suit. That is to transfer wealth to lawyers. Members of the class typically get some sort of token as you described and Dewey, Cheatum & Howe will agree to accept $18 Million for their "important work". Bottom line since it has to come out of revenue is that it comes out of our pockets. Guess what it amounts to, you can get a set of "ear buds" or a $15.00 voucher which gives you the priviledge of extending your current contract for 1 year and if you wish, you can receive a $30.00 voucher and have the great pleasure of extending the contract for 2 years! What a deal!!!!!!!! >> Got in the mail a paper called the Campbell Class Action Settlement >> against Verizon. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Bottom line since it has to come out of revenue is that it comes out of > our pockets. > Dewey, Cheatum & Howe will agree to accept $18 > Million for their "important work". > > Bottom line since it has to come out of revenue is that it comes out of > our pockets. My lawyer is in the firm Diaphram, Foam and Condom, PA. Signature-- (shameless tagline) -- If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, what do you pack it in? >> Dewey, Cheatum & Howe will agree to accept $18 >> Million for their "important work". [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >My lawyer is in the firm Diaphram, Foam and Condom, PA. What's his name? Broken Condom? >> Got in the mail a paper called the Campbell Class Action Settlement >> against Verizon. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Bottom line since it has to come out of revenue is that it comes out of > our pockets. The name of the law firm is spelled Dewey, Cheatham & Howe! They often work with the firm Howard, Howard, and Fine. > > There is only one purpose for a class action suit. That is to transfer > > wealth to lawyers. Members of the class typically get some sort of token [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Bottom line since it has to come out of revenue is that it comes out of > > our pockets. > The name of the law firm is spelled Dewey, Cheatham & Howe! They often work > with the firm Howard, Howard, and Fine. I believe the second firm is a medical practice; the partners are Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine and Dr. Howard. >> > There is only one purpose for a class action suit. That is to transfer >> > wealth to lawyers. Members of the class typically get some sort of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I believe the second firm is a medical practice; the partners are Dr. > Howard, Dr. Fine and Dr. Howard. I suppose it could be both. I first heard of them on the old Moonlighting series. They were Bruce Willis' character's law firm. I still laugh every time I think of it. >> > There is only one purpose for a class action suit. That is to transfer >> > wealth to lawyers. Members of the class typically get some sort of token [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I believe the second firm is a medical practice; the partners are Dr. > Howard, Dr. Fine and Dr. Howard. Gritto. Listen to it fizz. Signature"...by March 2000, President Clinton informed Congress he could no longer certify that 'North Korea is not seeking to develop or acquire the capability to enrich uranium.'" <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/northkorea/nuclear.html> >> > There is only one purpose for a class action suit. That is to transfer >> > wealth to lawyers. Members of the class typically get some sort of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I believe the second firm is a medical practice; the partners are Dr. > Howard, Dr. Fine and Dr. Howard. But they were also private investigators and, most importantly, plumbing contractors. >>There is only one purpose for a class action suit. That is to transfer >>wealth to lawyers. Members of the class typically get some sort of token [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The name of the law firm is spelled Dewey, Cheatham & Howe! They often work > with the firm Howard, Howard, and Fine. Also in conjunction with that other great firm, Bilk and Wheedle, P.C. The class definitely should have received more than a token here. SignatureCurtis R. Anderson, Co-creator of "Gleepy the Hen", still "In Heaven there is no beer / That's why we drink it here ..." http://www.gleepy.net/ mailto:gleepy@intelligencia.com mailto:gleepy@gleepy.net (and others) Yahoo!: gleepythehen > Bottom line since it has to come out of revenue is that it comes out of > our pockets. So you think that Verizon takes the cost of the settlement, divides it by 56.7 million subscribers, and raises the price of service by that amount? Sorry, it doesn't work that way. The cost of service is set by the market. The effect of the lawsuit is to depress earnings slightly, though in reality anyone that accepts the contract extension is more likely helping Verizon than hurting them. The real effect of the Class Action lawsuits is to keep the guilty companies in line in the future. When you know that there are lawyers ready to pounce on you for shenanigans such as Verizon and the other carriers routinely engage in, you (supposedly) change your ways. > The real effect of the Class Action lawsuits is to keep > the guilty companies in line in the future. When you know > that there are lawyers ready to pounce on you for shenanigans such as > Verizon and the other carriers routinely engage in, you (supposedly) > change your ways. I think that's right on. Class actions are intended to keep the violators in line and not intended to recompense the violated. The lawyers getting rich is a drop in the bucket. Also on that note it's not like a golden goose for the lawyers. It's more like venture capital invested in a start-up company. It takes huge resources (time and money) to bring one of these in the first place. If you win you hit the jackpot. If it doesn't pan out the law firm doesn't get paid. Otherwise Larry and his "lawyer" would be worth millions. -Quick > Got in the mail a paper called the Campbell Class Action Settlement > against Verizon. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks Got one too, but put it to a real use... Wadded it up and used it for kindlng in my fireplace.... -) "JE" <Zeke@legs.com> wrote in news:8010h.3384$T_1.1016 @newssvr14.news.prodigy.com: > but if you accept a $15.00 voucher, it says you also agree to > extending your service contract for 1 year. Wonderful, isn't it? When I got mine the postmaster came out of his office to see who was laughing so hard, rolling around on the floor and making a scene. He asked me to leave or he'd have me carried off.....not good. I showed it to him, but he didn't go crazy laughing at it until his office door closed then I could hear him whoopin' it up behind the door..... Cellphone companies are never PUNISHED, just promoted....to prevent churning. Signature-- (shameless tagline) -- If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, what do you pack it in? > Cellphone companies are never PUNISHED, just promoted....to prevent > churning. You seem to be completely confused as to the purpose of class action suits. They are purely designed to transfer wealth to attorneys with minimal benefit to the class. There is absolutely nothing unique about the resolution of this particular suit. I have received numerous other ones for tires, construction materials etc and they are all the same. Sign this form to release the company and go cash your $5 off on next purchase coupon. >> Cellphone companies are never PUNISHED, just promoted....to prevent >> churning. > >You seem to be completely confused as to the purpose of class action >suits. Larry makes it a habit of taking any subject posted here and twisting it into one of his black helicopter conspiracy rants. Throw in some 'over the top' dramatization of what actually occurred and you have a Tin Foil Hat Larry post. > Larry makes it a habit of taking any subject posted here and twisting > it into one of his black helicopter conspiracy rants. Throw in some > 'over the top' dramatization of what actually occurred and you have a > Tin Foil Hat Larry post. Reminds me, anyone hear from him lately? I wonder how that skype phone, that he always babbles about, will work on the boat, when he has no internet/hotspot... Has he given up sailing so he can use his new toy? |
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