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Resolving disputed group winnings can take years. In 2010, colleagues at a Florida country club won $16 million in the state lottery but soon faced a lawsuit from one regular pool member who wasn't at the club the day money was collected for the tickets. Jeanette French played the lottery with colleagues for nine years, though the members of the group changed over time. Seven group members claimed the winning ticket, but a lawyer for French got her claimed portion of the winnings set aside in a trust which the two sides are now fighting over. One of French's attorneys, Miami lawyer Eric Shane, suggested that pool participants establish written rules and consider having each player sign the rules. He also suggested trying to keep pool members consistent. But his real advice? "My true advice, honestly, would be don't do a pool," Shane said.
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Associated Press writers Sarah Brumfield in Baltimore, Jim Suhr in St. Louis, and Jeff Martin in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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