As a general overview, class action lawsuits involve a band of people in some capacity: A collective class, formed together over the issue of a defective product, suing a defendant, or a band of defendants, individual negligent companies, as an example, being sued by or persons. While more class action lawsuits are filed on behalf of product liability claims, other case types end up in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for corporate fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which can be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its benefits. Because less witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even moves forward, the collective group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, can dismiss class action lawsuits if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than CT–(Marketwire -03/06/12)- The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP} responder] 2. • Roche • Schlumberger • Siemens • Philip Morris International • Telefonica • ConocoPhillips • CNOOC • Intel Corporation • Verizon Communications • Sinopec • PepsiCo • Merck • class="wikitable"
Each case, which can be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its benefits. Because less witnesses overlap, the trial process inevitably moves along faster, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for individual plaintiffs filing alone.
Additionally, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even moves forward, the collective group must be defined as a class. Federal courts, as well, can dismiss class action lawsuits if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than CT–(Marketwire -03/06/12)- The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP} responder] 2. • Roche • Schlumberger • Siemens • Philip Morris International • Telefonica • ConocoPhillips • CNOOC • Intel Corporation • Verizon Communications • Sinopec • PepsiCo • Merck • class="wikitable"
THE FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2007
OFFSHORE OIL ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. THE FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2007 Abbr.：CNOOC Engineering Code：600583 April 23, 2007