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the first thing that needs to be done is find a lawyer who will actually work on a "no pay, no cure"-basis. in my honest opinion, this is extremely(!) unlikely. not only is this a complicated case which could drag on for years, even if some headway is made, it's not at all clear whether there will still money to be returned in the end.
if you'll find it's not possible to find suitable representation on a no cure, no pay-basis, and I strongly believe you will, you'll need to remake the list and only include those who are actually willing to pay upfront, with the possibility of never collecting anything. that list might be a whole lot shorter.
Finding a lawyer to work on a contingency basis (no pay, no cure) will cost more than 10% of your rolls.
One of the most famous cases ever litigated ANDERSON v PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC as portrayed in the movie "ERIN BROCKOVICH", the legal fees were 40% of the recovery plus expenses.
The firms that take contingency based cases are large with deep deep pockets because they know that from the outset payday is years away.
They also only take cases where they know that the Defendant has the ability to pay if they win.
Because this a liquidation EL's assets will be controlled by the Liquidator.
That leaves as possible defendants, Jo Remme and MGS.
Jo Remme's remaining assets would only be attachable if fraud is proved otherwise he would be protected by the corporate shield. If there is proven fraud the Liquidators will be after recovering from Mr Remme. Then there is the problem of locating said assets, given the length of time, they could be very well hidden, never to be seen again.
That leaves MGS as the network provider, in my opinion another long shot as they have a "save harmless" clause in their licensing agreement which everyone agreed to when they downloaded the software.
I would think that hiring a lawyer on an hourly basis to litigate what could be a vey complicated case will cost upwards of $200K that the lawyer will want upfront.
I've written off the small balance I still had at EL and if I see 5-10% of it back in 2-3 years I'll just consider it a bonus.