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The Truth About Class Action Lawsuits

Have you gotten a letter that says, “You may be entitled to compensation”?

I get a bunch. One claimed my union (New York State forced me to join) probably cheated me on medical insurance. I didn’t think they did, but I filled out the forms.

I got a check for $557. Great!

Except … my lawyers pocketed $7 million.

How is that fair?

Likewise, lawyers accused the Boston Globe of illegally sharing my clicking habits with Facebook.

I don’t really care. Facebook already knows my clicking habits. Anyway, I’d only briefly subscribed. I canceled as soon as I realized that much of the Globe is insipid leftist drivel rerun from The New York Times.

Still, I got a check for $158.

My new video looks at those class action lawsuits.

In theory, they protect consumers, but many of these lawsuits resemble anti-consumer scams.

First, lawsuits make most everything cost…

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