• @ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    78 months ago

    These law firms generated $23,000,000,000 in value for their client and are asking for $80,000,000 in compensation. That is a paltry amount of compensation compared to the value they generated. It’s also in line with every other law firm which typically take 0.5% - 1% of the value they generate in cases over $1billion. If these law firms didn’t get involved, their clients would be getting $0. Their work was worth it.

    • meseek #2982
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      -88 months ago

      They didn’t generate anything, what is this written by lawyers lmao

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      • @HikingVet
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        28 months ago

        What’s your issue with lawyers? And the particular issue of them charging for specialized labour that got their clients BILLIONS in compensation.

          • @baconisaveg@lemmy.ca
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            18 months ago

            I’m sure people don’t like seeing the giant payouts, but my understanding is the legal field is really unique in that regard. Taking on a client and spending thousands of hours on a job with the risk that you may not win the case, or that the judge may award a lot less than you’re hoping for? I really can’t think of any other industry that compares to that, except maybe something like R&D/Product Development.

            Even with R&D though, your final product price is usually market controlled and you’re gambling on units sold.