As a general rule, class action lawsuits involve a large group of people in some capacity: A collective class, formed together over the issue of a defective product, suing a defendant, or a band of defendants, individual negligent companies, for instance, being sued by or persons. While more class action lawsuits are filed for product liability claims, other case types also conclude in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for business fraud, workers, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which can be filed in either federal or state court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably 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 lawsuit even moves forward, the collective group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, can dismiss class actions if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
Each case, which can be filed in either federal or state court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably 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 lawsuit even moves forward, the collective group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, can dismiss class actions if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces The Filing Of A Class Action Against Juniper Networks, Inc. And …
Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Juniper Networks, Inc. and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Northern