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Class Action
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Class Action
An action where an individual represents a group in a court claim. The judgment from the suit is for all the members of the group (class).

Notes:
This is often done when shareholders launch a lawsuit, mainly because it would be too expensive for each individual shareholder to launch their own law suit.

See also: Class
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.
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