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2 Million Dollars?

posted 14 years ago by GrapeFruitPenis
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Ed received a bit under $66 million under my math. I understand he put his bank account in jeopardy for two years financing Erin but I feel she should have gotten more than $2 million when she did 90% of the work.
That's like putting your child through college for a PhD and once graduated using their degree for yourself. It doesn't make any sense why she wasn't given $33 million. That's what she would have made had the $133 million of been divided equally. Fairly, she should have gotten $100.
This was HER case that SHE made happen. She busted her ass and neglected her family for two years and Ed get's $66 mill? Those other two lawyers awarded an atrocious $33? Coming in on the other side of the hill? That's repulsive.

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[–] shempXIV 13 years ago

Please go here -- the first entry (#6) is the one about how the movie "glossed over" the events happening AFTER the credits rolled...and there ARE links to other articles that back-up the claims made.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19564_6-based-true-story-movies-with-unpleasant-epilogues.html

Basically, the law firm held on to the money FOR SIX MONTHS, so I guess they could get some interest on it, and doled it out to the townspeople in an, uh, odd way...but Erin B & her lawyer pals remembered to "take care of" themselves, though. She isn't the "heroine" the movie makes her out to be.

[–] rabbyt1 13 years ago

I'm sure part of that $66 million paid his other employees, for the new/larger offices, etc. I doubt he pocketed all that.