As a general rule, 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 band of defendants, individual negligent companies, for instance, being sued by a single person. While most class action suits are filed on behalf of product liability claims, other types of cases end up in court, too, including shareholders suing for fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
With a case, which may be filed in either federal or state 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 separate plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even moves forward, the prosecuting group must be named 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 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 separate plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even moves forward, the prosecuting group must be named 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.;