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		kilgnad on Feb 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Oops Upwork did it again Lots of lawyers only collect a percentage of your winnings. And courts often award lawyer costs. Find one of those lawyers. For this the incentives are aligned.

brianwawok on Feb 23, 2023 [–]

If it’s $500 no lawyer is going to go to court for $250.

I doubt they have a $20,000 upwork balance.

kilgnad on Feb 23, 2023 | [–]

Of course. Gotta do class action. The lawyer sues on behalf of MANY people. Then collects a percentage of that. A lawyer will do this and suggest this if he sees it's possible. If not likely he won't take the case.

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