What is a class action lawsuit?
A class action is a case brought against a company whose actions have damaged many people in a similar way. If the case results in a successful recovery, either through settlement or trial, all …
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What types of lawsuits end up as class actions?
There are many types: shareholder class actions, consumer class actions, class actions for employment discrimination and the like. Any time large groups of people (or even small businesses) have …
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Holding Corporations Accountable: LawInfo's Top 10 Class Action Lawsuits
A class action lawsuit occurs when one or more members of a large group, or class, take legal action against a company or other entity whose actions have damaged the class members in a similar way. Class action lawsuits can produce huge settlements or awards, based upon the number of members in the lawsuit even though the actual damages going to the individual class member may be relatively …
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Common Types of Class Action Lawsuits
There may be safety in numbers – but there is also power in numbers. Sometimes a class of plaintiffs can achieve something in a class action lawsuit that individual plaintiffs would not be able to achieve because the cost of litigation would be prohibitive given the potential damage awards. For this reason, class action lawsuits often involve the types of issues discussed …
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