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Rebuttal: A Response to the 'Tale' on Class Action
Messrs. Wallace and Kelly's (Authors) historical account of the Rule 23(b)(3) class action (see article infra) goes like this: Once, “public interest lawyers” used the class action to “help[] facilitate major social justice reforms,” but now, avaricious plaintiff's attorneys misuse it to enrich themselves at the public expense. Though they used to bring class actions to do good, plaintiff's attorneys now bring them to get rich. And what is the solution to the corrupting of the modern plaintiff's lawyer? Why, ban the rule 23(b)(3) action altogether. And in any event, they say, whatever plaintiff's attorneys' intentions, they are not doing any good: Class actions do not deter malfeasance, and do not compensate victims.
Doing Good and Doing Well
One problem with the Authors' public interest/private enrichment dichotomy is that it is based upon the incorrect assumption that attorneys may only act either in the public interest or for their own financial gain. Must surgeons choose between doing good and making money? Must inventors? Must architects? Of course not! Monetary reward for success is the genius of capitalism, and entrepreneurism has a positive connotation except when it appears in the same sentence as “lawyer.” But it should have a positive connotation in this sphere as well. Our small firm alone has played a role in recovering over $15 billion for investors and consumers, including: over $7 billion plus for Enron investors; over $6 billion for WorldCom investors; over $1 billion for homeowners with defective building products; and over $25 million for Holocaust survivors whose personal property was misappropriated by the government.
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