Lol I edited my post since I figure someone reading this thread thinks they'll actually get meaningful money out of all this hah.
I just hope the plaintiff driving the initial class/mass claim isn't paying out of pocket. They'll be spending real, good money to try and stick it to Tesla in a way that will only benefit lawyers. Sad.
Agreed. The class-action isn't a slam dunk. Tesla, I think would actually prefer dragging this out with a class-action claims. Meanwhile, their strategy will be to buy time and water down the number of folks affected. In my mind, there are four buckets of customers here to deal with for Tesla:
1. Put $100 down and got a design estimate
2. Put $100 down, got an approved design and signed a contract. But the customer has spent no more investment in preparation.
3. Put $100 down, got an approved design and signed a contract. The customer has spent significant time/money in preparation.
4. Put $100 down, got an approved design and signed a contract. The customer is mid renovation/new build etc. waiting without a roof.
Most likely, the majority of folks are in (1) and (2), and will just walk away saying a big NOPE! ---> that's a big win for Tesla
Folks in (3) and (4) based on their individual circumstances might choose to bite and get it over with rationalizing they are at least getting a power wall etc. ---> Another big win for Tesla
The only remaining folks who are holding without signing a contract in buckets (3) and (4) will be the squeaky wheels. By the time, the class-action drags on, some of those folks might drop off as well. Tesla would tell the court they can easily satisfy each of those customers through regular arbitration, and they don't deem it class-action worthy. The court might actually agree with that assessment.
*DISCLAIMER: I'm not a lawyer, but this is what I'm getting from discussions with my attorney friends.