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class-action suit

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  1. class action, class-action suitnoun

    a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group

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  1. class-action suit

    A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group. The class action originated in the United States and is still predominantly an American phenomenon, but Canada, as well as several European countries with civil law, have made changes in recent years to allow consumer organizations to bring claims on behalf of consumers.

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  1. class-action suit

    A class-action suit is a legal action taken by a group of individuals collectively, who share common interests, issues or damages, against a defendant or defendants. It allows numerous people to participate in one lawsuit, rather than filing separate individual suits. This is often used in cases where large number of people have been affected by a certain action or product such as in cases of consumer fraud, defective products, or large-scale corporate misbehavior.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of class-action suit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of class-action suit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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    The connection between playing football and brain issues has been something that has been discussed for years and the NFL has been taking action to reduce the severity and provide funding to those who have been injured, the clearest example is the class action suit. ... Whenever you agree to pay out billions of dollars and you don't have an insurance company that has insured you the money, that's a statement to seriousness about the issue.

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