class actions

Collective legal suits

Class actions are lawsuits where one or more plaintiffs sue on behalf of a larger group with similar claims.

They're used when individual suits would be impractical—thousands of consumers harmed by the same defective product, for instance.

Members of the class typically share in any settlement or judgment.

She joined a class action against the pharmaceutical company.

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Lawsuits seeking damages for harm

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Defendant's claims against plaintiff

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Tribunal for low-value cases

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