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23&Me to settle for a whopping $2.60 per affected person
(cybernews.com)
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2026
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I never understood these settlements. Some asshole lawyers get millions and then the real victims get 2 dollars?
WTF?
How and where is any of this normal? Oh, wait, pet me guess....
It's never been a mystery why some people study so hard to become lawyers. Sometimes it apparently pays off.
They set the amount, the lawyers get 30%, and the remainder gets split among the affected class.
They can't really set a higher amount because they just plain don't have that much money. You'd never see that payout.
I'll accept them doing hard labor for 2,60 an hour