A closer look

Joining a massive lawsuit against a giant corporation feels like striking back at the system, until the settlement check arrives. When the dust settles on a multi-million dollar corporate penalty, the legal teams carve out a massive chunk for their exorbitant fees and expenses. The millions of actual victims affected by the wrongdoing are left dividing the scraps, usually receiving a check for seventy-five cents or a useless voucher for the very company that wronged them.