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Jacson6

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4. Sadly the families will only get a few pennies on the dollar of the judgment.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 11:26 AM

Jun 6

There are all kind of attorney commissions, legal costs and fees that take the majority of any judgment. Been there and done that. There was a case where a man was awarded a million dollars by a jury, but the legal commissions, costs and fees came to $5M due to court appeals.

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Sadly the families will only get a few pennies on the dollar of the judgment. Jacson6 Jun 6 #4