Hot Coffee Lawsuit Checks Are In The Mail
Good news for all you people who were psychologically traumatized by the infamous Grand Theft Auto [http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Theft-Auto-Andreas-Playstation-2/dp/B0001VGFK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278952683&sr=1-1] Hot Coffee mod: Your check is in the mail!
You might remember the Take-Two [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Coffee_minigame_controversy] recalled the game and eventually re-released it with the code removed and, inevitably, the lawsuits flew fast and furious.
After years of legal wrangling, Take-Two finally May 16, 2008 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94376-Take-Two-Settles-Hot-Coffee-Lawsuit-for-20-Million]. And now, after a half-decade that has seen the release of Liberty City Stories, Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto 4, The Lost and Damned, Chinatown Wars, The Ballad of Gay Tony and Episodes from Liberty City, those San Andreas checks are finally in the mail.
According to the GTA Class Action Settlement website [http://www.gtasettlement.com/Default.htm], everyone who filed claims prior to the deadline will receive their payouts by April 15, 2010. The checks are accompanied by a letter releasing the claimant of "any and all claims... arising out of your purchase or use off the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas videogame."
Have any of you received a Hot Coffee payment? If so, consider this while you're cashing your windfall: Less than three thousand people from across the U.S. filed claims in the class action lawsuit, adding up to an actual payout of well under $30,000, yet the lawyers who filed the case claimed legal fees in excess of $1 million [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84673-NY-Times-Probes-Hot-Coffee-Legal-Fees]. Ain't the legal system great?
Source: Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/5504912/the-grand-theft-auto-hot-coffee-payout-checks-are-in-the-mail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kotaku%2Ffull+%28Kotaku%29&utm_content=Google+Reader]
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Good news for all you people who were psychologically traumatized by the infamous Grand Theft Auto [http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Theft-Auto-Andreas-Playstation-2/dp/B0001VGFK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278952683&sr=1-1] Hot Coffee mod: Your check is in the mail!
You might remember the Take-Two [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Coffee_minigame_controversy] recalled the game and eventually re-released it with the code removed and, inevitably, the lawsuits flew fast and furious.
After years of legal wrangling, Take-Two finally May 16, 2008 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94376-Take-Two-Settles-Hot-Coffee-Lawsuit-for-20-Million]. And now, after a half-decade that has seen the release of Liberty City Stories, Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto 4, The Lost and Damned, Chinatown Wars, The Ballad of Gay Tony and Episodes from Liberty City, those San Andreas checks are finally in the mail.
According to the GTA Class Action Settlement website [http://www.gtasettlement.com/Default.htm], everyone who filed claims prior to the deadline will receive their payouts by April 15, 2010. The checks are accompanied by a letter releasing the claimant of "any and all claims... arising out of your purchase or use off the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas videogame."
Have any of you received a Hot Coffee payment? If so, consider this while you're cashing your windfall: Less than three thousand people from across the U.S. filed claims in the class action lawsuit, adding up to an actual payout of well under $30,000, yet the lawyers who filed the case claimed legal fees in excess of $1 million [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84673-NY-Times-Probes-Hot-Coffee-Legal-Fees]. Ain't the legal system great?
Source: Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/5504912/the-grand-theft-auto-hot-coffee-payout-checks-are-in-the-mail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kotaku%2Ffull+%28Kotaku%29&utm_content=Google+Reader]
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