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  2. Class action - Wikipedia

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    The extortion thesis was first articulated by law professor Milton Handler, who published a famous law review article in 1971 calling the class action a form of "legalized blackmail". [20] It has garnered the support of a significant minority of the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court , along with prominent judges like Henry Friendly and Richard ...

  3. Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 - Wikipedia

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    For example, in an infamous Alabama class action involving Bank of Boston, attorneys' fees exceeded the relief to class members, and class members lost money paying attorneys for the "victory." [ 2 ] The Act passed the Senate 72 to 26, with all 53 Republicans voting in favor, and the Act passed the House 279 to 149, with the support of 50 ...

  4. List of legal abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    c. — Canon [1] or chapter; cc. — Canons [1] or chapters; CA — Class action or Court of Appeal; CB — Casebook; CBJ — California Bar journal; CC — Commerce Clause; CCEO — Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium, the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches; CCH — Commerce Clearing House, a publisher of case law reporters owned by ...

  5. Lawsuit - Wikipedia

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    A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law. [1] The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today. The term "lawsuit" is used with respect to a civil action brought by a plaintiff (a party who claims ...

  6. Standard of review - Wikipedia

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    Questions of constitutionality are considered a type of question of law, and thus appellate courts always review lower court decisions that address constitutional issues de novo. However, the term "standard of review" has an additional meaning in the context of reviewing a law for its constitutionality, which concerns how much deference the ...

  7. Settlement (litigation) - Wikipedia

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    In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. A collective settlement is a settlement of multiple similar legal cases. [1] The term also has other meanings in the context of law.

  8. Case citation - Wikipedia

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    A citation of this case could take the form U.1968.84/2H, UfR 1968 84/2 H, Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen 1968, p. 84/2, or something similar. In this case U , UfR and Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen identify the reporter, 1968 identifies the year or volume, 84 identifies the starting page, /2 indicates that the judgment is the second one on that particular ...

  9. Plaintiff - Wikipedia

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    A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court.By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy.If this search is successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order (e.g., an order for damages).