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Just curious what kind of damages is Ms Wofford is able to get from such lawsuit if she wins? an iPhone 4 or millions? The lawyer costs more than an iPhone 4 right?

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Based on the outcome of the scratched nano lawsuit, it should go something like this:

All iPhone 3 owners will get a $10 Apple store credit.

The lawyers will get about $10 million in cash.

Ms. Wofford, as the lead plaintiff, will get a bonus of about $10k in cash.

This plus the Buzz case really underlines how broken the class action tort system is. "Hey, we're the lawyers, we work for you, that's why we get ten million and you get ten thousand, and if you don't like it we'll go work for someone else."

Presumably they have filed to have Apple pay their legal fees, should they win.

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