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, for instance, being sued by or persons. While more class action lawsuits are filed for product liability claims, other types of cases end up in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for corporate fraud, workers, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which can be filed in either federal or state court, class action 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 one off plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even moves forward, the prosecuting group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, can stop 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 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 one off plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even moves forward, the prosecuting group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, can stop 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