Class Action Suits

A class action lawsuit is a civil suit. Civil law regulates relations between people, so this is court in which you assert your rights against persons and enterprises. As opposed to a criminal trial, in which someone is accused of breaking law, civil court regulates actions that simply harm others but are not necessarily against law. A class action lawsuit is a different format than most lawsuits because it is brought on by one or more people on behalf of themselves as well as a host of other people in a similar situation. If a group of people have experienced same circumstances and these common issues are most critical issues of lawsuit, they can partake in a class action together.

One of most common examples of this is when lots of consumers are

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