Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I got a postcard in the mail about this.  It appears related to overstating HP.

https://lawnmowerclass.com/

You can receive Cash:
· Up to $35.00 for each walk-behind lawnmower
· Up to $75.00 for each riding lawnmower
You can receive an extended Warranty:

You can receive these benefits if:
1.       You purchased a lawnmower, for your own use, containing an engine with up to 30 horsepower in the United States or Puerto Rico and between January 1, 1994 and April 12, 2010.
2.      Either the lawnmower or the engine of the lawnmower was manufactured or sold by a Company listed below.
3.       You submit a claim.

I see this is a U.S. suit only.   Too bad for me.  I bought two eligible riding mowers in that period of time.

And if I read it correctly the lawyers behind the class action suit get 35 million dollars.  One third of the 65 million cash settlement value and 14 million for the extended warranty portion. Really!

By the way...I get nothing.  My Ariens with it's 6hp Robin-Subaru engine wasn't part of the suit.  Does that mean that Airens and Robin-Subaru accurately represented the engine power?  If so that's a good thing.

Which leads inevitably to the old question: What do you call 1000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean..., a good start

GtWtNorth wrote:
Or...

The devil visited a lawyer's office and made him an offer. "I can arrange some things for you, " the devil said. "I'll increase your income five-fold. Your partners will love you; your clients will respect you; you'll have four months of vacation each year and live to be a hundred. All I require in return is that your agreement that you wife's soul, your children's souls, and their children's souls rot in hell for eternity."

The lawyer thought for a moment. "What's the catch?" he asked.

A preacher, a redneck and a lawyer are riding in a car when it breaks down in the country.  They see a farmer and ask if they could spend the night. The farmer says, "sure, but my guest room only has room for two people. One of you will have to sleep in the barn."  The preacher says, "I don't mind being with God's animals. I will sleep in the barn."  An hour later, there's a knock on the guest room door. It's the preacher. He says, "I can't stand that noisy chicken. Could I switch with one of you?"  The redneck says, "there are always loud animals back in Alabama and I can take it. "  An hour later, there's a knock on the guest room door.  It's the redneck.  He says, "I can't stand that smelly cow!   Can I switch with one of you?"   The lawyer says,  "well, I guess that leaves me."  An hour later, there's a knock on the door.  It's the chicken and the cow.