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You can start a class action lawsuit on behalf of someone incapable if a court appoints you to handle the affairs of the person that is deemed incapable. Normally a probate judge will do this through the appointment of a guardian. The guardian can act in the best interest of the incapable person and file …
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You can sue a doctor in a class action lawsuit, but it is probably unnecessary. Filing a medical malpractice or negligence lawsuit against the doctor should suffice if you were hurt as a result of the doctors actions. Contact a personal injury lawyer or medical malpractice lawyer for a case like this.
The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit have responsibilities. The most important responsibility is to act in the interests of all the plaintiffs. If you are appointed class representative it is a breach of your duties to put your own interests over that of the class. The other responsibilities relate to participating in the lawsuit. …
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The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit need to come to court. Because the class representative has been appointed the judge will expect them to participate and go to court. The class representative will also need to testify. If there is a class action lawsuit with thousands of plaintiffs then each individual plaintiff will not …
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There is no set amount of lawyers necessary to file a class action lawsuit. It could be one lawyer or a team of lawyers that files a class action lawsuit. Each case is different.
You find a lawyer who has experience in class action lawsuits by sitting down and consulting with many lawyers until you find the one you like and trust. The consultation should be free.
The main benefits for a class action lawsuit relate to time and cost. Time is saved when multiple people file instead of each case being a separate action. It is also more cost effective if each individual claim has limited value. For example, if one claim is worth $5.00 it probably is cost ineffective to …
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In order to file a class action lawsuit for a defective product that caused injury you need multiple persons injured by the product. It might be easier just to file a products liability case against the manufacturer. In this case you will not be part of a “class,” but you can sue for damages sustained.
It is unlikely that you can file a class action lawsuit against a food company that made you sick, unless you can find many more people that were injured in the same way. This does not mean you are prohibited from suing the food company that caused your sickness. You could still file a regular …
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