A 2002 class-action settlement against cable purveyor MediaOne (now Comcast) over alleged overcharges resulted in a payout to consumers ballyhooed at $17 million, with $3 million going to fees for class counsel. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam tries to find out how much of that $17 million was actually paid to consumers, and — imagine! — gets blown off by both the company and the lawyers. He also tries to check out how much consumers actually received from a settlement against the Poland Spring water company (see Feb. 2, Sept. 10) that was billed as being worth $8 million, with $1.35 million to the lawyers. The lawyer he reaches tells Beam he has no idea, and the company never gets back to him. All’s well with the system (Jun. 17).
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