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Old Nov 7, 2018 | 2:17 pm
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Originally Posted by IAH-OIL-TRASH
Pro bono - seriously? I didn't know Lifetime Club members were charity cases.
pro bono publico = for the public good

I tend to agree, this doesn't sound like a pro bono matter. In fact, I suspect it would be difficult to find a good plaintiffs' lawyer to take it on a contingency. These kinds of cases against airlines have not fared well.

Originally Posted by LegalTender
Maybe they should say, “Don’t rely on anything we say" at the top of every page. Market forces tend not to approve of fraudulent promises. Explicit or implied. And reversals happen.
Nah, they can bury the right to change the rules at any time in the T&Cs and that's legally effective. Ask the million mile class members.
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