r/mildyinteresting • • May 05 '26

humankind hiccups šŸ˜… This is plain cruel...

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u/RCer1986 May 05 '26

The guy in this story specifically marked "No" when asked to consent to military testing and the company sold her body anyway. He, along with other families, sued and won $58 million.

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u/Silver-Amphibian7650 May 06 '26

58 million before or after taxes?

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u/not_so_impressed May 06 '26

It's always before taxes and before the lawyers get their cut.

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u/SouthParkFirefly1991 May 06 '26

So all in all they won about $100 o3o

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u/not_so_impressed May 06 '26

Depends how many were named in the suit.

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u/Triquetrums May 06 '26

About 10 people. So, before any deductions, they each got 5.8 million.

So yeah, not much if the lawfirm cut was high.

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u/Anything13579 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

That lawfirm was able to win tens of millions of dollars lawsuit. I’d say they deserve every penny they get.