The actual lawsuit claim of the PG&E was $333M. So to that the lawyer fees at 40% got $133.6M and Erin Brockovich got $2M in bonuses. The case itself thinking that any form of money would settle for what these people would have to deal with for the rest of their lives in medical bills and the tribulations that they will be saddled with for the rest of their lives. But they did settle. For PG&E to have begun by skimming over the real harm done shows that like all corporations only care about is themselves and not those they have harmed. And that unlike a lawyer Erin was looking for real justice to help the people that she became friends with. This lawsuit is a harsh reality of the world around us. The corporations are trying to look good in the eyes of those around them, but what they are really doing is using their power a status to manipulate the systems to keep things out of courts and then when they do got to court then they try to smudge over the real damage they have caused. While the people that were truly hurt and their lives destroyed or devastated in this particular incident, the company screwed up and those people deserved to be compensated for their lives. But what amount would be enough? Could any amount be enough when you think of your future and what it will be without because of the company. This is where companies should have more of a heart and think ahead to prevent these kinds of problems and not just care about the bottom line. Think about the people and what damage it could have. Follow the rules and regulations, they are there for a reason not to simply annoy and slow down the process. As far as lawyers and the like, I will be lucky to never have one, but if fate hands me a different card I hope that he is more interested about justice than an amount of money he could win from my case. Justice seems to be an illusion that a person strives to live by an people can exploit.
Information found at http://fumento.com/brockovich/mickeyerin.html
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