re: Survivors of deadly DeRidder paper mill explosion awarded $104,000,000

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How so? Explain.

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I've spent many years in court battles, negotiations, and settlements, expenses always come up at the end and they are a shoot for the moon grab attempt that often equal or exceed the attorney fees, they hope no one will question them, everyone in the whole room knows what's going on, and even the judge(an attorney,) will often roll their eyes or guffaw at some of the outlandishness of the fees

It sounds like he's talking about federal class action lodestar stuff, b/c I have no idea why a judge would be overseeing a disbursement following settlement outside of CA/MDL litigation

This will be mitigated at the 5th Circuit. This is the kind of thing you would expect out of CDC. But then again it's Judge Dick.

Some billboard lawyers would have had that case settled a long time ago for $104,000.

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Not before the lawyers take their assumed 33% and the tax man calls.

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Damage awards aren't income and aren't taxed.

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Have you ever been in a wreck? Gambled? Gotten too drunk? That answer is yes. No one is perfect. This shite will happen even if AI completely takes it over. Hindsight is 20/20. Like saying "You didn't invest in Bitcoin or Nvidia years ago? You idiot."

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What a fundamentally stupid post.

Not 10 million per survivor. I'd say the expense of rehab and /or disability care for as long as needed, plus expense of annual income loss while out of work, plus income difference if return to work in lesser paying job.

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What a fundamentally stupid response. People make mistakes. No one is perfect. Doesn't mean you don't take safety precautions in plant, but if you truly think we will live in a world where stuff like this will never happen, then you're stupid.

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People and companies should take responsibility for their actions or inactions. Personal responsibility and all that jazz.