As a general overview, class action lawsuits involve a group 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 an individual. While most class action lawsuits are filed on behalf of product liability claims, other types of cases end up in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for corporate fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
With a case, which may be filed in either state or federal court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because fewer witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along faster, while the overall cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual 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 called a class. Federal courts, as well, may dismiss 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 may be filed in either state or federal court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because fewer witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along faster, while the overall cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual 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 called a class. Federal courts, as well, may dismiss 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.;