Last week, Josh Hanet, a commercial litigator in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, commented in the Canadian Press about the value of participating in class-action lawsuits for consumers. Although individual payouts from such lawsuits might not be substantial, they can sometimes provide extra cash to participants.
"Everybody will feel differently about it. Some people may view (it as) only $5, 'But it's $5 that I deserve back.' Other people will say, 'Five dollars is just not worth the time and effort of filling out all these forms and going through this whole process," said Josh.
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