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Lawyer Is Big Winner In Webcamgate Settlement

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the par-for-the-course dept.

crimeandpunishment writes "The Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania has agreed to a $610,000 settlement in two lawsuits over secret photos taken on school-issued laptops. Less than a third of that will go to the students. A total of $185,000 will be put in trust for the students. Their lawyer will receive $425,000."

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  1. Re:Irony by shentino · · Score: 0, Troll

    Except that the taxpayers rarely get any say in who they "hire" when the corporate jungle owns all the media outlets and can pretty much dictate who the voters even know are on the ballot.

  2. Re:Irony by characterZer0 · · Score: 1, Troll

    That is still a case of the voters being idiots.

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  3. Re:Associated costs by ColdWetDog · · Score: 0, Troll

    This. An IT professional will do more free work than a doctor or lawyer would ever dream of. Some people have legal problems... everyone has problems with windows.

    Oh come on. "Reinstall Windows" doesn't take much effort, does it?

    You could do it in your sleep.

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