As a general rule, class action lawsuits involve a large group of people in some capacity: A collective class, held together over the issue of a faulty product, suing a defendant, or a group of defendants, individual negligent companies, for instance, being sued by a single person. While most class action lawsuits are filed for product liability claims, other case types end up in court, too, including groups of shareholders suing for fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which can be filed in either state or federal court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along more efficiently, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for one off plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even progresses, the collective group must be called a class. Federal courts, as well, can conclude class action lawsuits if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
Each case, which can be filed in either state or federal court, class action lawsuits has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably moves along more efficiently, while the cost of litigation tends to be lower than for one off plaintiffs filing alone.
On the other hand, these types of cases also tend to have drawbacks. Before the lawsuit even progresses, the collective group must be called a class. Federal courts, as well, can conclude class action lawsuits if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
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