We noted earlier in the week that the number of shareholder class-action lawsuits is falling. For average-Joe stockholders, this really means very little, as the settlements they receive from such suits are often pretty minimal. The lawyers that seek out and file these suits are the ones feeling the pinch, since they're the real beneficiaries of class-action suits. But even though shareholder suits are becoming less popular, lawyers still have plenty of other kinds of class-action suits to...
