In a class action, a few victims represent a larger number of people who have suffered a loss, an injury or damage from a product or service, and the settlement or verdict achieved is shared by the entire class.
Class actions are designed to obtain fair compensation or another type of remedy for the harm done to a large number of people.
Examples of class actions include:
- Dangerous and recalled drugs such as Vioxx and fen-phen
- Medical devices such as breast implants and pacemakers
- Employment practices such as race or gender discrimination
- Defective products such as tires and other auto components
- Practices such as denial of insurance claims
- Toxic exposures like benzene or asbestos
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