Perspective
Jan. 27, 2012
Use of 'windfall’ in article does disservice to victims
A reader comments on "A financial fall for prominent LA litigator."
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN
I read with interest your recent article entitled "A financial fall for prominent LA litigator" (Jan. 19), but I take issue with the characterization that the $660 million settlement was a "windfall." In the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, windfall is defined as "[a]n unexpected profit from a business or other source. The term connotes gaining huge profits without working for them - for example, when oil companies profit f...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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