Lawyer's fee what's fair for comsumer fraud settlement?

[quincy]

If you DO quote any part of the contract, please DO NOT include any personal identifying information (e.g., redact all names). And please note that NO ONE here can analyze contracts. Contract analysis is not permitted on this forum.

 

[Taxing Matters]

Here is a link to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005:
https://www.congress.gov/109/plaws/publ2/PLAW-109publ2.pdf

Just be aware that the Act only applies to class actions filed in, or that have been removed to, federal district courts. It's not clear to me whether this case was to be litigated in federal court or state court, and if state court, which state.

That's scumbag robbery.

How do you figure that? $5K for a lawyer's fee in a class action is a pittance compared to the effort that goes into such a lawsuit.

 

[quincy]

There are a lot of questions about this supposed class action settlement that would be nice to have answered.

chain2512, you were not a plaintiff in a suit against ComEd, were you? ComEd was sued for violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. It was claimed that ComEd overcharged customers for electric use.

Here is a link to some information on ComEd (which includes the class action complaint filed on 7/27/2020):
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/0...suit-against-comed-in-wake-of-bribery-scheme/

What was asked for in the lawsuit was that ComEd reimburse customers for the amounts they were overcharged. The amounts paid out to customers depends on the amounts the customers were overcharged. The reimbursed amount will vary by customer.