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Class Action Lawsuit
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A class action lawsuit is one where a lawyer
brings a civil suit that claims to represent a class
of people against a defendant or defendants.
For the suit to be a class action, the court must
agree to class action status or it may decide to
combine several individual lawsuits into a single
class action. Commonly, this type of lawsuit
is used when a product being sold by a company is
found to have harmed a large number of individuals
and it is not practical to bring hundreds or
thousands of small suits. Lawyers love to find
a cause to bring a class action lawsuit on behalf of
a large group of claimants because often the legal
fees alone can run into the millions of dollars.
When a class action lawsuit is brought, generally
the names and addresses of all the possible claimants
are requested from company sales records, newspaper
advertisements and other sources. If a claimant
agrees to be part of the class action (usually at no
cost to the claimant) and accepts the eventual
settlement, that person will have no further claim
against the defendant. The claimant, in most
cases, may also refuse to join the class action suit
and bring an individual suit of his or her own.
An example of a typical class action suit was one
brought by lawyers representing businesses and
consumers against Microsoft California in 2004.
The suit was over violations of California anti-trust
laws concerning Microsoft software. Microsoft
agreed to settle the case for $1.1 Billion in vouchers
for common Microsoft software to be sent to the class
action members. The vouchers were for a $5.00 to
$26.00 credit per software package with two thirds of
unclaimed vouchers going to California schools.
The lawyers asked the court for an award of $275
Million to cover fees and expenses.
Most class action lawsuits provide for a small
dollar amount to be recovered by a large class of
claimants. If the number of claimants is very
large, the legal costs involved with a class action
lawsuit can be huge.
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Class Action Lawsuit News
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• Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against XenoPort, Inc. Market...
Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against XenoPort, Inc.MarketWatch press releaseWhile Izard Nobel LLP has not filed a lawsuit against the defendants, to view a copy of the Complaint initiating the class action or for more information and more raquo
• Scott Cole Amp Associates Announces Class Action Lawsuit For IPad Overheating...
Telegraph.co.ukScott Cole amp Associates Announces Class Action Lawsuit for iPad Overheating MarketWatch press releaseOAKLAND, Calif., Jul 28, 2010 BUSINESS WIRE A national class action lawsuit was filed July 23, 2010 by Scott Cole amp Associates, Californians File Class Action Lawsuit Against iPad OverheatingUberGizmo blogApple Faces Class Action Over iPad Overheating in SunlightDigital Media WireSuit Claims iPads Overheat Too EasilyDigitaltrends.comallvoices CNN myce.comall 62 news articles raquo
• Apple Facing Class Action Lawsuit For Overheating IPads Geek.com
The HinduApple facing class action lawsuit for overheating iPadsGeek.comMore specifically, a class action lawsuit has been started for the iPad apparently overheating. The problem stems from trying to use the iPad outside when Lawsuit Says iPad Overheats, is 39Unusable39 in Direct SunlightPC MagazineiPad Owners Sue Apple In Class Action SuitSF Weekly blogiPad Overheats in Sunlight, Suit SaysConsumer AffairsComputerworld DailyTech Yahoo Techall 189 news articles raquo
• Judge Certifies 1billion Classaction Suit Over Huronia Institution Globe And...
Globe and MailJudge certifies 1 billion class action suit over Huronia institutionGlobe and Mail28, 2010 9:16PM EDT Mr. Justice Maurice Cullity has formally certified a 1 billion class action lawsuit against the provincial government alleging systemic Lawsuit by former Huronia residents will proceedCBC.caLawsuit approved for ex 39Huronia39 residentsCTV.caall 7 news articles raquo
• Smith Amp Wollensky Suit Over Hourly Wages Gets ClassAction Certification Bl...
Smith amp Wollensky Suit Over Hourly Wages Gets Class Action CertificationBloombergSmith amp Wollensky must face a class action lawsuit brought by a waiter who claims hourly workers at the Smith amp Wollensky in class action lawsuit over wagesMarina City OnlineSmith amp Wollensky Pay Suit Gets Class Action StatusSan Francisco Chronicleall 5 news articles raquo
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