Well. I am still not yet convinced I should allow the big companies to sell a 15 HP mower to me at the 23 HP mower price. Since I had to replace a blown motor on my mower, I have a special interest in this topic. My mower cuts so nicely now with a 25HP (or less; I will never know) motor, originally there was a 17HP (or less, again, who knows for sure) motor in there. I think I spent over $1000.00, just for the engine. Now, if that motor turns out to be 20HP, I got shafted, but you are right I may never know for sure; as long as I am happy, according to Rusty, why should I care if it is 15HP or 35HP? "By the way, many, many engines are put out with various stickers on them. Nothing wrong with that as long as it does not exceed what SAE rating is. In other words, 46 series engines were originally 20 hp but were also sold as 16.5, 17.5, 18, 18.5, 19 hp" If this is true, ^that up there, then what is the harm if you buy a 16.5 HP engine and you get a 20 HP engine? I don't think the lawyers would chase after this scenario, and I don't think this is what this case is about. I don't like lawyers much either, but if it weren't for the lawyers our kids would be playing with toys painted with lead based paint, or maybe with other dangerous chemicals. Hmm? And this is the the present day! What would you do, if say, you take your wife out to dinner on a special occasion, you both order the prime rib and when it arrives, it looks thin. Not paying much attention you eagerly cut and bite into a nice chunk and after about 5 minutes of chewing you finally admit to yourself that the prime rib is not in fact prime rib but it is likely a cut of flank steak. What do you do? Prime rib was advertised. Prime rib was ordered. Flank steak was received. It is meat, it all comes from the cow, it is all the same. It will fill you up as well as the prime rib would fill you up. So do you complain, or, just shut up and finish dinner, pay the prime rib price, and go about your merry way? No, this isn't a typical scenario where a lawyer is needed, but what if this restaurant did this switch-a-roo every friday and saturday night as an advertised special? Well, then a lawyer might need to get involved depending on the details of the restaurant. I think the point is clear. The point is, we expect to get what we pay for.

I know this is going to break all of your hearts. But yes, I plead before this bar, that I, MarkyMark of California, hereafter known as "markymark-ca", did, does, and do continues to function in this world as a lawyer. While many a client might wished to seen said markymark-ca dis-barred as much to the level to which such an act must rise has never been met, sadly, that prong was never met. As much as this pains me, and my poor mother who slaved over the stove in Kansas--feeding chickens in the morning, baking bread for noontime dinner, and my poor father slaving over the John Deere---plowing that 340 acres for corn and wheat--- this poor soul did finish law school. And, as noted above, even passed the bar on the first try. (And two other siblings) The one who did NOT go to college worked the oil fields. Lo and behold. They found oil on his land....and the folks now live down the road with a view of Carmel to die for. The farm remains under contract farmers. As for the beforementioned civil action, WTF???????????????? $75 clams for a rider and $35 for a pusher? Do you realize the gold mine in my back yard in Pebble? Hell, there is no limit. I ought to hit the repair shops collecting model and engine numbers. Think of this as a challenge. Hell, I have almost a $1000 worth of claims myself in the backyard. And in defense of lawyer, I do know a poor soul who collected almost $5500 from Walmart in a discrimination suit. Said person was alleged to have been discriminated in hiring against black folk and/or African Americans. This poor soul happens to be from South Africa with Dutch decent....and yes, he did apply and collected. (Footnote) Attorney's got $11,000,000 from a total of 18.5 settlement. And for what it is worth, the beforementioned markymark-ca did crim law.....prosecutorial at federal level... kind of tried to put the bad guys away at times.

While the class action is a good idea, most plaintiffs wont get much money and it may not change much. Hopefully it will force pet food companies to inspect their prodcuts on a regular basis. The problem with most "I found something in the bag" suits is that it is hard to prove where the debris in the bag actually came from and the companies will fight the suits on that one item. Probably stating debris could come from shipping or the pet store etc...

I suppose I couldn't in good conscience do that ;) I can my own, the only time I've purchased commercial tuna in decades is for the high schools food drive.