Meaning class action
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class action


n. a lawsuit filed by one or more people on behalf of themselves ...
Source: dictionary.law.com

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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 [..]
Source: uscourts.gov

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class action


A lawsuit in which one person makes a claim and sues on behalf of a large group of people who have similar legal claims, usually against a company or organisation.
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A type of lawsuit that is brought by a single, affected individual on behalf of a large group of similarly affected individuals. Class actions were created by the judicial system because frequently, [..]
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A lawsuit in which a large number of people with similar legal claims join together in a group (the class) to sue someone, usually a company or organization. Common class actions involve cases in whic [..]
Source: nolo.com

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an action in which a representative plaintiff sues or a representative defendant is sued on behalf of a class of plaintiffs or defendants who have the same interests in the litigation as their ...
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is a type of civil lawsuit brought by a group of people who are "similarly situated" -- that is, they have been harmed in a similar way. In the business world, this group is most often share [..]
Source: investinganswers.com

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A class action is a representative action wherein one or more plaintiffs actually named in the complaint, along with their counsel bring a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and the defined class against [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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Lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group.
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class action


A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group.
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class action


Legal action brought by a group of people or organisations with the same grievance or claim against a common defendant.
Source: eagleinsurance.com.au (offline)

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class action


Legal action brought by a group of people or organisations with the same grievance or claim against a common defendant.
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class action


A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group based on the same claims and seeking identical relief.
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class action


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 [..]
Source: oregonlaws.org

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A class action is legal action initiated by a group of individuals, against the same party for the same reasons. It is sometimes called a multi-plaintiff action.
Source: lawgovpol.com

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class action


an action or lawsuit brought by a representative plaintiff(s) on behalf of a group of people who have been similarly affected.
Source: courts.ns.ca

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A civil dispute where many plaintiffs are claiming to be harmed by the negligence of one defendant. A judgement for one is then able to flow on to many others.
Source: letasa.asn.au

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class action


A civil action brought by one or more individuals on behalf of themselves and "all others similarly situated" (or some other equivalent language).
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class action


A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behelf of a larger group.
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A type of litigation where a group of plaintiffs who, …
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class action


n. a lawsuit filed by one or more people on behalf of themselves and a larger group of people "who are similarly situated." Examples might include: all women who have suffered from defective [..]
Source: glennarmentor.com

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(chiefly,US) A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff as a representative of a large group of others having a common interest.
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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class action


A legal complaint filed by a lawyer or group of lawyers for a group of petitioners with an identical grievance, often with an award proportionate to the number of shareholders involved.
Source: people.duke.edu





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