On a very general level, class action lawsuits involve a band of people in some capacity: A collective class, even bound together over the issue of a broken product, suing a defendant, or a group of defendants, multiple negligent companies, for instance, being sued by a single person. While more class action suits are filed on behalf of product liability claims, other case types also conclude in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for fraud, workers, and residents over environmental disasters.
With a case, which can be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its benefits. Because less witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the 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 prosecuting group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, can stop class action lawsuits if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
With a case, which can be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its benefits. Because less witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the 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 prosecuting group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, can 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.;