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Class action A legal complaint filed by a lawyer or group of lawyers for a group of petitioners with an identical grievance, often with an award proportionate to the number of shareholders involved. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently refused to consider the merits of an appeal from an order dismissing a class-action complaint after deciding sua sponte that there was a question about whether federal subject-matter jurisdiction existed. Under contract laws in many states, class-action bans are considered inherently unfair and courts, including those in California, where the dispute originated, can choose to not enforce them. See Asbestos, Breast implant, Class-action, Dalkon shield. |
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