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Class action
MyWikiBiz, Author Your Legacy — Wednesday January 07, 2009
[edit] Definitions of Class action on the Web:
- A legal proceeding which presents the related or similar claims of an identifiable group against a single or group of defendants, usually by using ...
- A type of lawsuit filed by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and a larger group of people "who are similarly situated." While allowing one judge to hear all the cases at the same time, the resulting decision is binding on all parties.
www.mesothelioma-legal-resource.com/mesothelioma-legal-glossary.htm
- A lawsuit in which one or more members of a large group, or class, of individuals or other entities sue on behalf of the entire class. The district court must find that the claims of the class members contain questions of law or fact in common before the lawsuit can proceed as a class action.
www.uscourts.gov/journalistguide/glossary.html
- A lawsuit in which a court authorizes a person or small group of people to represent the interests of a large group of people with common ...
www.judicial.state.ia.us/Self_Help/Common_Legal_Terms/
- A lawsuit filed by a number of people in a similar situation, eg participants in a particular package holiday might file a class action against the tour operator rather than take action individually..
www.stile.coventry.ac.uk/cbs/staff/beech/BOTM/Glossary.htm
- A class action lawsuit is simply the consolidation of many related lawsuits into one. If there are numerous plaintiffs with common legal issues to resolve, then a judge may let them join together as a class.
- a legal proceeding initiated by one or more individuals representing the interests of a large number of people or group.
www.njsbf.com/njsbf/student/respect/fall02-glossary.cfm
- Legal proceedings which allow the claims of many individuals against the same defendant, which arise out of the same or similar circumstances, to be conducted by a single representative.
www.robertsonhyetts.com.au/legal_terms.php
- A lawsuit filed by one or more personal injury victims (plaintiffs) on their own behalf as well as a larger group “who are similarly situated”. The decision is binding to all parties.
www.victimsofmesothelioma.com/glossary_terms.html
- A lawsuit in which plaintiff represents himself or herself and all other persons similarly situated.
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- Representative lawsuit in which plaintiff files an action to recover money or to redress a wrong not only on his own behalf but also on behalf of all other persons similarly situated.
- means a formal legal suit on behalf of a group or class of individuals filed in a Federal or State court that meets the requirements for a “class action” under Federal or State law. ...
law.justia.com/us/cfr/title34/34-2.1.1.1.15.1.114.6.html
- A lawsuit involving a large number of people with similar legal claims joining together to sue a person or organization
www.mytorontolawyers.com/legal-glossary
- (2005) (currently filming)
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- a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
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- In law, a class action or a representative action is a procedural device used in litigation to determine the rights of and remedies, if any, for large numbers of people whose cases involve common questions of law and/or fact.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class action
- Class Action is a 1991 film directed by Michael Apted. Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star; Laurence Fishburne, Colin Friels, Fred Dalton Thompson and Donald Moffat are also featured.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class Action (1991 film)
- A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group.
www.id.uscourts.gov/terms-cd.htm
- A claim brought up on behalf of a group of people.
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