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In the United States, the class representative, also called a lead plaintiff, named plaintiff, or representative plaintiff is the named party in a class-action lawsuit. [61] Although the class representative is named as a party to the litigation, the court must approve the class representative when it certifies the lawsuit as a class action.
A securities class action (SCA), or securities fraud class action, is a lawsuit filed by investors who bought or sold a company's publicly traded securities within a specific period of time (known as a “class period”) and suffered economic injury as a result of violations of the securities laws.
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If a company doesn't deliver on its promises to you, it doesn't matter how unfair it is nor how angry you are -- you aren't likely to file a lawsuit for $15, or $50 or even $500, Even for damages...
Class action lawsuit: ParkMobile $32.8 million settlement: How to join class-action suit over 2021 data breach. Complaint alleges fee explanations are invalid.
Dec. 4—PALMER — A new class-action lawsuit against the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District and three employees contends the district illegally restrains and isolates disabled students in ...
Strategic litigation, also known as impact litigation, is the practice of bringing lawsuits intended to affect societal change. [2] [3] Impact litigation cases may be class action lawsuits or individual claims with broader significance, [1] and may rely on statutory law arguments or on constitutional claims. [4]
The U.S. Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1453, 1711–15, expanded federal subject-matter jurisdiction over many large class action lawsuits and mass actions in the United States. The bill was the first major piece of legislation of the second term of the Bush Administration.