Lawyers want Windows Update used to push 'Vista Capable' lawsuit notices

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Lawyers want Windows Update used to push 'Vista Capable' lawsuit notices
Microsoft's update service could help reach potential class-action plaintiffs

October 3, 2008 (Computerworld)

Lawyers in the "Windows Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit against Microsoft have asked a federal judge to force the company to use its Windows Update service to notify potential class members, court documents filed yesterday revealed.

In a motion submitted to U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman, lawyers for the plaintiffs laid out a notification plan that would include print ads in publications such as USA Today, banner ads on sites including Yahoo.com and MSN.com, and a message that would be delivered to Windows users by Microsoft's automatic update service.

Noting that Microsoft has repeatedly said it cannot identify the people who bought PCs under its Vista Capable marketing campaign in 2006 and early 2007, the plaintiffs' attorneys pitched Pechman on the idea of using Windows Update to reach them. "Although Microsoft cannot identify class members, it can communicate to them through its Windows Update program," the motion filed Thursday said.




If lawyers could figure out a way to make money off of Osama Bin Laden, they would find him in 24 hours!:light:
 

silverpig

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Now, I'm no law-talkin' guy... but don't more plaintiffs = bigger judgment = bigger payday for the lawyers?
 

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Originally posted by: silverpig
Now, I'm no law-talkin' guy... but don't more plaintiffs = bigger judgment = bigger payday for the lawyers?

No, actually. The judge decides how much the lawyers get, so how the judge does it is completely up to him. I think it does pretty much automatically cover an "expert" costs...those are the big drains with some of those people getting 300-500 dollars an hour or the such.

I'm the class representative for a class action lawsuit right now, but it's still in the fairly early stages. The worst part is how long it takes.