On a very general level, class action lawsuits involve a group of people in some capacity: A collective class, held together over the issue of a faulty product, suing a defendant, or a group of defendants, multiple negligent companies, as an example, being sued by or persons. While most class action suits are filed for product liability claims, other types of cases also conclude in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because fewer witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along more efficiently, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases do tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even moves forward, the collective group must be called a class. Federal courts, as well, may stop class action lawsuits 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 lawsuits has its pluses. Because fewer witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along more efficiently, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases do tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even moves forward, the collective group must be called a class. Federal courts, as well, may stop class action lawsuits if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
Events 10-4-13
October Book signings for Cape Cod Writers Center authors: Oct. 5 : Nancy Hardaway ( The Awareness Paradigm ), 2-4 p.m.; Oct. 12 : Don Wilding ( Henry Beston’s Cape Cod ), 2-4 p.m.;