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Each woman was seeking 2 million from what I've found online. The judgement ended up being a payout of 12.7m sum and that's for splitting between 22 victims with their representation. I wonder how much each person walked away with after their attorneys were paid. I've not witnessed justice in my life but I like to think they will be happy with the judgement even though it's a lot lower than they sought.

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No amount of money is going to help them deal with trauma and problems they are facing everyday. I see this more as punitive damage than actual compensation for the harm the company did

Attorney fees are typically (but not always) one-third, when working on contingency. Then they deduct "expenses" for working on the case (court filing fees, travel expenses, and so on). The 22 women would split whatever was left.

So, roughly, 4.5MM goes to the attorneys. That leaves 8.2MM split 22 ways.

The woman will likely get somewhere around $375,000 each.

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