Class Action Lawsuits

Wired has an article on how much money you can make by joining every class action lawsuit you can. My sister does this and make a bit of money off it. Sure it isn't a huge amount of money but $10 or $50 or even $100 dollars every now and then helps. 

The lawyers however can make millions. Indeed many firms specialize in filing the cases just to get a settlement. One that includes a small amount of money for the purported victims and massive amounts of money for the lawyers. The companies sued often settle simply to avoid endless and costly litigation. 

We live in a very weird, and very litigious, society.