http://overlawyered.com/2006/05/update-wonder-bread-dough/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://overlawyered.com/2006/05/update-wonder-bread-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 Tom T. Sat, 06 May 2006 01:31:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3420#comment-2863 $2 million does not strike me as excessive for a case that went all the way to trial and up on appeal, particularly since it produced a $25 million settlement in the end. Certainly, one has to imagine that the total bill from Wonder Bread's defense team was at least five times as high. And also, isn't six or seven years from filing to appeal relatively standard in California's state courts? $2 million does not strike me as excessive for a case that went all the way to trial and up on appeal, particularly since it produced a $25 million settlement in the end. Certainly, one has to imagine that the total bill from Wonder Bread’s defense team was at least five times as high. And also, isn’t six or seven years from filing to appeal relatively standard in California’s state courts?

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