“Grand Theft Auto” settlement dwarfed by lawyers’ bill
Lawyers who sued the makers of the video game “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” profess to be shocked that few people who bought the game were offended by sex scenes buried in its software.
Any purchaser upset about hidden sex in the violent game could file a claim under a settlement the lawyers struck with its maker, Take-Two Interactive. Of the millions of people who bought the version after its release in 2004, exactly 2,676 filed claims…
Far bigger than the payout to plaintiffs will be the fees sought by the lawyers who brought the class action. Seth Lesser and his colleagues at 10 other law firms have asked for more than $1.3 million – compared with less than $30,000 that Take-Two Interactive’s lawyers say it will spend to resolve the claims for $5 to $35 each, or a clean copy of the game.
Fracking hilarious cautionary tale. Best example on the planet of self-serving thugs in lawyer suits.
