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 defective product, suing a defendant, or a group of defendants, multiple negligent companies, as an example, being sued by a single person. While more class action lawsuits are filed for product liability claims, other types of cases end up in court, too, including shareholders suing for business fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
With a case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its pluses. Because fewer witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably 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 do tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even progresses, the collective group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, may conclude 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 federal or state court, class action has its pluses. Because fewer witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably 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 do tend to have drawbacks. Before the class action even progresses, the collective group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, may conclude 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.;