Class Action Facts

There is usually no upfront monetary obligation for the plaintiff.  The attorneys for the plaintiff are called class counsel.  The plaintiff in a class action does not pay class counsel any attorney fees out of his or her own pocket.  Class counsel take the case on a contingency fee, and they only get paid their fees if they win or settle the case.  At the end of the case, the court determines if any attorney fees will be awarded from the

If you believe you have been wronged, and believe that a number of other people have been wronged in the same way, you should contact a lawyer that does class actions.  If the case has merit, and can be pursued as a class action, a class action may be filed.  The person that files the class action lawsuit is called a plaintiff, and the entity that did the wrongdoing, typically a corporation, is called the defendant.  Anyone

Class actions have proved to be the best method for resolving many types of cases that we handle, including the following: 1.  Securities fraud cases where a corporation has made misrepresentations to its many shareholders. 2.  Environmental contamination cases such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, or what is now going on in the Gulf of Mexico, where large numbers of people are damaged in a variety of ways. 3.  Antitrust cases where corporations have

A class action is a lawsuit where one or more persons can file a lawsuit and ask the court to allow that person or persons to represent everyone that has the same type of claim.  The US Congress and Oregon state legislative assembly have passed laws allowing class actions, because the trial of a multitude of almost identical claims in a single class action is the best way to handle those claims.  It saves time,