Comment by thephyber

A fun thought experiment: the company loses the suit, with both actual damages and punitive damages large enough to bankrupt the company. The company is sold for parts and other companies become a little more wary of repeating the same mistakes (hopefully better security around their core business value).

This suit opens the company to discovery in which several jurisdictions get access to their books and methods, opening them up to litigation and prosecution in places like the EU.

The $2.99 check is not the only benefit I get from a class-action lawsuit.