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Class Action Lawsuit
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Class Action Lawsuit
A legal action by one or more plaintiffs on their own behalf, and on the behalf of other persons with an identical interest in an alleged wrong

class action lawsuit
Medical liability A legal action by one or more plaintiffs on their own behalf, and on the behalf of other persons with an identical interest in an alleged wrong. See Agent Orange, Breast implants, Dalkon shield, Shiley valve.


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A study released in January shows that class action and collective action lawsuits are on the rise, and the trend is expected to continue.
More important, Banks was silent on class action attorneys' fees, leaving unanswered the big question of whether amounts paid to class counsel are income to class members.
Class action litigation faces many challenges, but it is evolving, not dying, according to panelists at 'Justice and the Role of Class Actions," a March conference held at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in New York City.
 
 
 
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