What Are They Saving Us From?

Last week we got an unsolicited fax at the office to inform us that we were possibly eligible for an award in a class action suit against DirecTV for sending out unsolicited faxes. I checked it out and it is legit but I don’t have the URL handy and I’m not going to look for it now. The notice included fine print that said that the law firm would get either $8.2 or $8.6 million dollars for their fees and expenses, I can’t remember exactly how much, for defending us against this terrible violation of federal law. Except that we just got another unsolicited fax from the people who “earned” over 8 million dollars. What’s the point? What are they saving us from?