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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure § 23 is the general rule for class-action lawsuits, and § 19 (d) is the exception for Class Action lawsuits to required joinder of parties.
Get a great class action defense lawyer. When interviewing a class action lawyer, ask about his or her direct experience in class action lawsuits. Class action lawsuits can have many lawyers listed as being "on" the case. But only a few will actually have the day-to-day responsibility of running the case and advising clients. Good luck.
Yes, you can create a class action without class action attorneys, but it is not recommended. There is a ton of paperwork that is best handled by an attorney who knows about class action lawsuits.
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Need more info. What type of class action lawsuits? Securities? Employment?
AT&T third party billing class action, Radio Shack credit card class action, Crest Sensitivity misleading adverrtsing class action, are some of the open class action lawsuits.
Generally, there is no maximum number of class action lawsuits you can be involved in. In securities class actions, there are some prohibitions on the number of cases you can be a "lead plaintiff" in under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Good luck.
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Class action settlements benefit a group of people. They can be for a variety of reasons and there are a variety of types of class action lawsuits. Perhaps the most common types of product liability cases.
In layman's terms it is a group of people that are suing a company or entity for wrongdoing. The first step is for someone to have been wronged in some way. This could come from any number of instances. Each class action must meet specific legal requirements in order to become "certified". Once certified, then the process begins and "members" can make their claims accordingly. You can find much more about class action lawsuits at http://www.sueeasy.com. They have a lot of basic class action information including terms and examples of class action notices.
The fastest way is to talk to a plaintiff class action lawyer. If its an existing class action lawsuit he or she should be able to direct you to the law firm handling the case. If its a new class action lawsuit most class action lawyers will investigate and provide advice at no cost. Good luck.=]
Class action lawsuits usually accomplish the single aspect of making a lawyer rich. By definition, this lawsuit involves a large group of people who, if they win a case, usually receive a few dollars compensation, while a lawyer claims big fees.