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 defective product, suing a defendant, or a band of defendants, multiple negligent companies, for instance, being sued by an individual. While most class action suits are filed for product liability claims, other case types end up in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for business fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along more efficiently, while the overall cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases do tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even moves forward, the collective group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, may stop class actions if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
Each case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along more efficiently, while the overall cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases do tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even moves forward, the collective group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, may stop class actions if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
Raiders, Royals Set For Battle Of Unbeatens
Not so long ago, every football game between Shenandoah and Eastern Hancock seemed to carry some level of significance. The two were rivals in the old White River Athletic Conference, and they were assigned to the same sectional. Success for one often came at the expense of the other.