As a taxpaying citizen of the State of Texas, you've just been slapped with a $24 million judgment. And do you know what it's for? People who bought handicapped parking placards claim they shouldn't have had to pay $5 for them. The settlement is the largest the state has ever had to pay to settle a claim.
So who is the big winner in this case? Certainly not the taxpayer. Certainly not the original plaintiffs -- they've all died since the suit was filed. The people who bought the placards will get their whopping $5 back only if they apply for it. So who's left? The lawyers who brought the case profit by $3.9 million. And they wonder why people have such low esteem for lawyers!
"Disabled drivers may get refund." The Dallas Morning News; December 2, 2009; p. 3A.
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Wow...that's infuriating!
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