Lets see, Hooters violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending 6 unsolicited faxes to about 1300 people.

Each violation (fax sent) of the TCPA is a 500 fine. Thats $3000 per person. Wal Mart took it to jury and the jury found that they violated the law willfully and knowingly and damages were trebled to $9000 per person, as is provided for by statute.

That works out to about 12 million of which the Law Firm got a third. The fee was approved by the court. The Hooters filed BK so probably no one will get paid.

What's the problem? Hooters knowingly, willfully and repeatedly violating the law? Hooters going BK to avoid paying a judgment? Or a lawyer getting paid for taking a case on a contingency basis, going to trial and not only winning but winning big and winning all his appeals?

Wal Mart makes people work off the clock and goes so far as to lock them in the store and refuses to let them leave until task are done. THey have been sued succesfully by it's pharmasist for screwing with overtime pay. They get busted regurally for using undocumented illegals.

I don't care what their pay scale is. But there are laws, and Wal Mart violates them. Do the crime pay the fine. Right?