What would you do for $7.00?

Posted on October 1, 2005 10:40 PM by Joel Comm

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.

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2 Comments For This Post

  1. Julianne Says:

    I received two copies of that letter. Did you have a merchant account? I would assume that is why we are members of this class.

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