People in Charleston may often question what is the benefit of filing a class action lawsuit. Given that whatever award that may be netted from a class action must be split amongst the class participants, one might even question whether is it fiscally wiser to seek...
Class Actions
Debit card issues prompt class action lawsuit
Class action lawsuits may allow people in Charleston (as well as throughout the country, for that matter) who have common complaints to initiate a single shared action against a defendant. Some may view the multiple nature of such lawsuits as implying that they are...
Students join in class action lawsuit over Title IX violations
A common complaint amongst many in Charleston may be that local youth are not engaged enough in tackling the problems facing the community. This perceived lack of community engagement may not necessarily be due to an apathetic attitude, but rather a lack of knowledge...
How does a class action lawsuit work?
When a large group of people feels wronged by the same company, person or entity, they may become part of a class action lawsuit in West Virginia. This type of case is different than a typical one in that there are multiple plaintiffs represented by one main...
Over 200 join together in class action against medical center
Many in Charleston may believe that when it comes to filing a liability claim, a veritable race against time ensues. Once a company has discovered an issue and made its knowledge of that public (along with taking action in order to mitigate it), some might think that...
How information about a class action suit is communicated
If the magnitude of an injury toward a specific class of people reaches a point where it is not feasible for all the members of the class to file their own lawsuits, a court will allow the attorneys, evidence, defendants and witnesses to be consolidated into a...
Federal government target of class action lawsuit
Most in Charleston might assume that large corporations are the typical targets of class action lawsuits. This may be reasonable, given that class actions require that a number of potential plaintiffs have a common complaint, and in order to affect a large number of...
Your responsibilities as a class representative
The supposed strength in numbers that comes from being involved in a class action lawsuit may be one of the primary reasons why you choose to become involved in such litigation. Yet you can quickly go right back to feeling all alone in your struggle if you are asked...
Victims of voyeur join together in class action lawsuit
Most in Charleston might assume civil lawsuits to be limited to disputes between two parties. There are, however, many times when multiple people, organizations or entities might be involved in a single action. When a single plaintiff initiates action against multiple...
What are Cy Pres awards?
If you are involved in a class action in Charleston, then you will quickly find that one of the main advantages to this litigation method is the support you have from fellow class members. However, that advantage can easily turn to the point of contention when it...
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