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 group of defendants, individual negligent companies, for instance, being sued by a single person. While more class action suits are filed for product liability claims, other case types end up in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
With a case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action lawsuits has its benefits. Because less witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along more efficiently, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for separate plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even progresses, the collective group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, may conclude class actions if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
With a case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action lawsuits has its benefits. Because less witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along more efficiently, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for separate plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even progresses, the collective group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, may conclude 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