On a very general level, class action lawsuits involve a large group of people in some capacity: A collective class, even bound together over the issue of a misrepresented product, suing a defendant, or a band 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 case types end up in court, too, including shareholders suing for business fraud, workers, and residents over environmental disasters.
With a case, which may be filed in either state or federal court, class action has its benefits. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the 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 collective group must be called 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 state or federal court, class action has its benefits. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the 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 collective group must be called 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.;