I received an 8 1/2\” x 11\” envelope today addressed to my business. Real official looking stuff. I open it up and it is a notice of estimated cash payment and claim form for a class action suit. Apparantly, my company is a member of the Class in the Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation. Don\’t ask me how I got in the class. I have no idea.
The cash payment that I am entitled to as a member of the Class?
$7.00
That\’s seven dollars for the numerically challenged.
They sent me a 6-page document, which I am supposed to read through and fill out the forms according to their instructions. For $7.00.
This is why the attorneys get rich in this suits. How many people actually go to the trouble of filling out paperwork for $7.00?
Not I. I shall keep it as a reminder of how corrupt the legal system has become. I suppose it will also remind me how ludicrous human beings can be.