As a general rule, class action lawsuits involve a group of people in some capacity: A collective class, formed together over the issue of a broken product, suing a defendant, or a group of defendants, multiple negligent companies, as an example, being sued by an individual. While most class action lawsuits are filed on behalf of product liability claims, other case types end up in court, too, including shareholders suing for business fraud, workers, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the overall cost of litigation tends to be lower than for separate plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases do tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even progresses, 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 a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the overall cost of litigation tends to be lower than for separate plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases do tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even progresses, 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.;