class actions

  • 1Class actions — Recours collectif Pour les articles homonymes, voir Action de groupe. Un recours collectif ou une action de groupe (« class action » en anglais) est une action en justice qui permet à un grand nombre de personnes, des consommateurs le… …

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  • 2Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 — Full title An Act to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes. Enacted by the 109th United States Congress …

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  • 3class action — n: an action in which a representative plaintiff sues or a representative defendant is sued on behalf of a class of plaintiffs or defendants who have the same interests in the litigation as their representative and whose rights or liabilities can …

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  • 4Class Action Fairness Act — (CAFA) USA A federal law that made various changes to US class action procedure. Some of the important changes include: • Allowing more class actions to be filed in, or removed to, federal court by expanding federal diversity jurisdiction over… …

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  • 5class action — class or representative action A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class.… …

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  • 6class or representative action — A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class. This procedure is available in… …

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  • 7class action — class or representative action A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class.… …

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  • 8class or representative action — A class action provides a means by which, where a large group of persons are interested in a matter, one or more may sue or be sued as representatives of the class without needing to join every member of the class. This procedure is available in… …

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  • 9class action — class actions N COUNT: usu sing A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual …

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  • 10Class action — This article is about the legal term. For names of various art works, see Class Action (disambiguation). Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction… …

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