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As a general overview, class action lawsuits involve a band of people in some capacity: A collective class, held together over the issue of a misrepresented product, suing a defendant, or a band of defendants, individual negligent companies, as an example, being sued by or persons. While more class action suits are filed for product liability claims, other types of cases also conclude in court, too, including shareholders suing for business fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.

With a case, which can be filed in either state or federal court, class action lawsuits has its benefits. Because less witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along faster, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for separate plaintiffs filing alone.

Additionally, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even progresses, the collective group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, can conclude class actions if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.

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