Free x-ray to diagnose mesothelioma

As Michael Z said, BOATLOADS of money to be made off the cases. When you see an article about a "settlement" of a big class-action suit you can bet your boopie that most of that money got soaked up by the law firms before the claimants ever saw a penny of it. And "pennies" is what they'll see....
 

In Texas, it is against the law for an attorney or their staff to contact you directly after an auto accident and solicit their services without your prior request. I feel that it should also beagainst the law for an attorney to solicit business in examples such as this.
 
The disastrous Los Angeles area fires were in January, including a small fire about 3 miles from my house. The winds weren't whipping at that time so it was quickly extinguished by air and ground firefighting teams. The next closest fire was at least 20 miles away and I don't live downwind from it.

Even so, I've probably received 50 letters from attorneys asking me to join a class action lawsuit for smoke damage. (The probable target for the lawsuit? LAFD and the City of Los Angeles, i.e., the taxpayers. Including me.)

Note: I had NO smoke damage from the fire, nor did my neighbors, and the fires was out 30 - 45 minutes or so. What would even be the grounds for this lawsuit? And isn't that why we all carry insurance?

So many opportunistic sharks swim in this country's waters...
 
MoBeans said:
I was enrolled in a class action lawsuit against Facebook and never opted out. The lawyers got millions. I got $4.78
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I got enrolled in one of those against Verizon for fraudulent billing. You know all those nickle dime charges on your bill that you don't know what they are? The settlement was for millions. I got $6.35. I deposited it too, just to irritate whoever was hoping I wouldn't bother. The bank teller told me not to spend it all in once place.
 
I wouldn't even be surprised if those x-rays are being paid for by the government. We had a major asbestos poisoning in my home town from a mine. The EPA set up a clinic that offered free screening for everyone in the town. But yes, an x-ray would be cheaper than an ad, and it would target a very specific audience.
 
On this same topic, after posting that, I was notified that in early February I'll be receiving a check for $75-ish as an initial partial payment from another class action lawsuit. This involve over billing by credit card processors to merchants.

Our business had a strong retail component during the period covered by the lawsuit, with CCs as the primary payment method online and in person.
 
After my uncle passed, I looked into any monies that might have been overlooked in his estate. I know he had a bank account, but did you ever try to prove you're related to someone? I would have had to get my paternal grandfather's, grandmother's, father's and uncle's birth and death certificates and a certificate of residency for them. On top of that, if I ever did get ant recovered money, I'd fairly have to share it with 3 pother cousins on that side. I would get less than it would cost me more in document procurement expenses that I would probably realize from the estate.
 
I’m enrolled in a class action suit against a major grocery store that participated and admitted in price fixing of bread. I enrolled a while back and may or may not have received $25. I can’t remember. They contacted me and want me to maintain my enrolment so I did. I’m not going to lose any sleep over this. I just wish the other big chains would admit guilt and start paying out too. One of them is Walmart and I’d be very surprised if they admitted it, even though their name was in all the documents.
 
StarSong said:
I got a check for $33.26 from that lawsuit.
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That's about what my wife got, she has had her FB account forever. I got rid of mine some years ago and I guess it depended on how long you had the account to determine how big the check would be. I like how they said if I wanted it on a physical credit card it would cost $3.00. That would leave me with $1.68. I went online to get the money but the questions they wanted me to answer gave away a lot of personal info. So I never cashed it in.
 
MoBeans said:
That's about what my wife got, she has had her FB account forever. I got rid of mine some years ago and I guess it depended on how long you had the account to determine how big the check would be. I like how they said if I wanted it on a physical credit card it would cost $3.00. That would leave me with $1.68. I went online to get the money but the questions they wanted me to answer gave away a lot of personal info. So I never cashed it in.
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I just deposited the check in my bank account. Don't recall any drama surrounding it.
 
MoBeans said:
I like how they said if I wanted it on a physical credit card it would cost $3.00. That would leave me with $1.68. I went online to get the money but the questions they wanted me to answer gave away a lot of personal info. So I never cashed it in.
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That's odd. Which payment method did you choose? When I am involved in a class action, I always choose virtual MasterCard or Visa. When it pays out, I get a notice that my prepaid card is ready, I register it and put it into my Amazon account to use when I want to.
 
StarSong said:
Note: I had NO smoke damage from the fire, nor did my neighbors, and the fires was out 30 - 45 minutes or so. What would even be the grounds for this lawsuit? And isn't that why we all carry insurance?
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I read somewhere that the standard homeowners insurance does not cover smoke or ash damage.
 
Medicare pays 100% for a screening lung x-ray (or is it CT scan?) for anybody who has ever smoked. Maybe it's the same for mesothelioma? It may not cost the law firm ANYthing to do that.
 
CallMeKate said:
That's odd. Which payment method did you choose? When I am involved in a class action, I always choose virtual MasterCard or Visa. When it pays out, I get a notice that my prepaid card is ready, I register it and put it into my Amazon account to use when I want to.
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I haaven't done it yet
 
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