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 misrepresented product, suing a defendant, or a group of defendants, individual negligent companies, as an example, being sued by or persons. While most class action suits are filed on behalf of product liability claims, other case types end up in court, too, including shareholders suing for fraud, employees for discrimination, and residents over environmental disasters.
Each case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably 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 prosecuting group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, may dismiss class action lawsuits if the defendants are state governments or officials or if the plaintiffs number less than {one hundred,100.
Each case, which may be filed in either federal or state court, class action has its pluses. Because a limited number of witnesses overlap, the trial process understandably 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 prosecuting group must be named as a class. Federal courts, as well, may dismiss 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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