Lawsuits, we get lawsuits

In the continuing saga of how lawyers get rich off The Price is Right, former TPiR model Brandi Cochran won almost $800K in compensatory damages today.

She sued the show a while back because every former model sues the show sooner or later. We've got to keep America's attorneys at work. I think the dispute was about Brandi getting pregnant. I'm not sure and I don't care. The TPiR lawsuits long ago became a crashing bore for everybody except the squadrons of lawyers who make their living off them.

The story says Brandi will seek some extra gazillions in punitive damages. Of course, there will be endless appeals and a ton of additional legal fees. The legal fees are the main reason these messes exist, anyway.

In case you can't tell, I'm pretty cynical about the American (un)civil justice system.

UPDATE: The jury also awards Brandi $7.7 million in punitive damages. After the award gets knocked down on appeal, and the lawyers and the government take their cuts, Brandi may end up with $5.95. Not that I care.