Legal Definition and Related Resources of Class Action

An action brought on behalf of the plaintiff and other persons having a common interest in the subject matter of the action and who would be benefited by the action succeeding. See Rule 23 of the federal Rules of civil procedure in Appendix 2. The essential condition of a representative action is that the persons who are to be represented have the same interest as the plaintiff in one and the same cause or matter. there must, therefore , be a common interest alike in the sense that its subject and its relation to that subject must be the same. There must be a common interest in the sense that the plaintiff and all those whom he claims to represent will gain some relief by his success, though possibly in different proportions and perhaps in different degrees. No class action, however, will lie where no private right of the plaintiff or of an identifiable class as opposed to the general public is involved.

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English Spanish Translation of Class Action

Acción de clase

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United States Constitutional Meaning of Class Action

A legal action brought by one or more litigants in the name of a numerous class of whom the particular litigants claim to be representative, or an action against a numerous class of defendants.

Class Action in the law of the United States

Class Action: Related U.S. Resources

• Class Action in the American Law Encyclopedia
• Civil Judicial Process Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus
• Civil Process Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary

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Access to Courts (in the U.S. Legal Encyclopedia) Justiciable Issue (in the U.S. Legal Encyclopedia) Mootness (in the U.S. Legal Encyclopedia).

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Meaning of Class Action in the U.S. Legal System

Definition of Class Action published by the National Association for Court Management: A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group.

Concept of Class Action in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Class Action: An action brought on behalf of a group of people having a similar claim. Has become increasingly popular in the consumer movement, and is a strong weapon against unfair pricing when the price of overcharging in one instance would be too minor to bring suit.

Concept of Class Action in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Class Action: An action brought on behalf of a group of people having a similar claim. Has become increasingly popular in the consumer movement, and is a strong weapon against unfair pricing when the price of overcharging in one instance would be too minor to bring suit.

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