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Class action

A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where a person or small group of people is authorized to sue on behalf of the interests of a larger group of similarly situated parties. The class action originated in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is still…

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United States

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Defendant class action

Class action legislation

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Class action

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Triples289
Avg. degree1.99
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Class action

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related to United States · 36
Class action → Action ClearinghouseClass Action Lawsuits, Actions Seven Years After, Although, Americans, Class, Class Action Fairness Act, Committee, Complex Litigation, Congress Congressional Research ServiceClass, Constitution, Equity Rule, Federal Equity Rules, Fourth Archived, He, Hearing, House, However, In, Joseph Story, Judiciary
related to Austria · 29
Class action → Austrian, Austrian Federal Minister, Austrian Ministry, Bundesarbeitskammer, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Federal Chamber, Generations, However, In, June, Justice, Justice Ministry, Konsumenteninformation, Labour, September, Social Security, The, The Austrian Code, The Austrian Parliament
related to India · 22
Class action → Although, American, Article, Bhopal, Constitution, Court, Decisions, Government, High Courts, However, India, Indian, Indian Supreme Court, Instead, New York, Parliamentary, Supreme Court, The, Ultimately, Union
related to Canada · 20
Class action → All, As, Canada, Class Proceedings Act, Court, Dutton, Federal Courts Rules, In Prince Edward Island, Inc, Legislation, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Part, Provincial, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Supreme Court, The Federal Court, Western Canadian Shopping Centres
related to Netherlands · 19
Class action → All, Amsterdam Court, An, Appeal, Court, Dutch, Dutch Civil Code, January, Most, Netherlands, November, Reserves Settlement, Royal Dutch Shell Oil, Settlements, Since US, Such, The, This, US
related to Australia and New Zealand · 18
Class action → American, Australia, Australia Act, Australian, Class, Fair Play, Federal Court, Federal Parliament, Fees, For, High Court Rules, However, It, Likewise, Litigation Lending Services, LLS, New Zealand, The
related to England and the United Kingdom · 16
Class action → Chancery, Court, Crown, England, English, From, It, Lawyers, Roses, Star Chamber, Stephen, The, These, Unlike, Wars, Yeazell
related to Chile · 15
Class action → BancoEstado, Chile, Chilean, Condecus, Consumidor, If, In, La Polar, Salient, SERNAC, Servicio Nacional, Since, The Chilean, There, This
related to Italy · 13
Class action → April, Class, Consumer, ICPC, Italian, Italian Civil Procedure Code, Italy, July, Law, On May, Overall, The, These
related to Defendant class action · 12
Class action → All, Although, Archdiocese's, Catholic, For, In, Oregon, Portland, Roman Catholic Archdiocese, This, United States, Where

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class action actions court litigation may law claims defendant cases courts settlement plaintiffs group parties plaintiff individual federal civil behalf

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a small check or a coupon for future services or products with the defendant companyinstance ofwhich usually allow the plaintiffs to receive a small benefit0.80text
Class actionrelated to AdvantagesProponents0.60section
Class actionrelated to AdvantagesFirst0.60section
Class actionrelated to AdvantagesIn0.60section
Class actionrelated to AdvantagesJenkins0.60section
Class actionrelated to AdvantagesRaymark Indus0.60section
Class actionrelated to AdvantagesInc0.60section
Class actionrelated to AdvantagesCir0.60section
Class actionrelated to ArgentinaClass0.60section
Class actionrelated to ArgentinaHalabi0.60section
Class actionrelated to ArgentinaSupreme Court0.60section
Class actionrelated to Australia and New ZealandClass0.60section

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