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Surprisingly Few People Collect On GTA Hot Coffee

Posted by samzenpus on from the simulated-murder-is-fine-but-simulated-boobs-will-warp-you dept.

Relin writes "Out of the millions eligible, less than 3,000 have come forward to collect their money in the 'Hot Coffee' settlement. While the plaintiffs' lawyer is surprised by the development, Theodore Frank of the Legal Center for the Public Interest at the American Enterprise Institute seems convinced that the lawsuit was 'meritless' and will result in no payment for the legal counsel opposing Take-Two."

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  1. Any surprise? by Kinky+Bass+Junk · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's $5

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    1. Re:Any surprise? by Wavicle · · Score: 5, Informative

      No, you should not do that. RTFA.

      The best thing you can do is DO NOTHING AT ALL.

      Take Two may have the suit declared without merit because of extremely small response, in which case the defense lawyers will be unable to collect legal fees.

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    2. Re:Any surprise? by DustyShadow · · Score: 4, Informative

      in which case the defense lawyers will be unable to collect legal fees I think you mean the plaintiff's lawyers?
  2. Take Two owes more in legal fees by mo · · Score: 4, Informative

    TFA states that the attorneys that brought the case are demanding 1.3 million in legal fees, way more than the 2,676 * (max $35) = $93,660 settlement fees that Take Two will have to pay.

  3. Re:Not surprised by corsec67 · · Score: 5, Informative

    One minor correction to your post, although I agree with all of it:
    There is no nudity in the Hot Coffee minigame as it was on the disc.

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  4. Re:The only people benefiting. by v(*_*)vvvv · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ya, that is what the class action lawsuit pamphlets always say.

    "It's taken 5 years and 10 million dollars in lawyer fees to get this far, and good news, we won, and you get free Mortgage coupons! To opt out you may write the court judge at {address}."

    Ya, I am going to go after Bank of America individually. That is really a feasible option. Let me look up a lawyer in the phone book.

    Hell no.

    Class action lawsuits are for lawyers, and the wrong-doers settle to make them go away. It is never about the victims. Ever.

  5. Re:Not surprised by residieu · · Score: 5, Informative

    There were some clueless parents who were offended. But they probably didn't understand that you had to mod the game to get the content. In a ny times article on the subject one mother says "I'm aware that there is killing in the game," Ms. Stanhouse said in the deposition. "I wasn't aware of the stealing." She wasn't aware there was stealing in a game called "Grand THEFT Auto"