Unfortuately it costs more money to do business “the right way” so unethical companies are more than happy to play the “litigation settlement” game. I think they view settlements kind of like mail-in rebates, in that only a very small percentage of consumers are actually going to jump through all the hoops to actually try and enforce their rights. And when you have a political system where you can can legally bribe the rule makers to craft those hoops exactly as you like them, it becomes “regulatory and safety theater” where giving away some jackpots now and then is just the cost of business as usual…
Unfortuately it costs more money to do business “the right way” so unethical companies are more than happy to play the “litigation settlement” game. I think they view settlements kind of like mail-in rebates, in that only a very small percentage of consumers are actually going to jump through all the hoops to actually try and enforce their rights. And when you have a political system where you can can legally bribe the rule makers to craft those hoops exactly as you like them, it becomes “regulatory and safety theater” where giving away some jackpots now and then is just the cost of business as usual…