Class Action Lawsuits
What is a Class Action Lawsuit:
• A proceeding that involves a group of people who join together to sue a business, a person or a government.
• A lawsuit involving a group of people who have suffered similar type of injury from the same person, business or government office.
With Class Action Lawsuits…
• It is important that the group filing the Class Action Lawsuit is represented by a Lawyer.
• Even if a Class Action Lawsuit has already started, individuals who have suffered the same from the same defendant could still contact and join the group who filed the lawsuit.
• Even after you have joined the Class Action Lawsuit, you may choose to opt out of it while the process is ongoing, provided you are not the main plaintiff.
• If your lawsuit is frivolous, you may end up owing money to your lawyer and the person you sued.
Example of a Class Action Lawsuit Process:
1. Group of individuals suffer because of a defective product.
2. One of the individuals or a few of them hires a lawyer who then starts a lawsuit.
3. Other people affected joins them as the lawsuit process proceeds.