How Do Plaintiffs Benefit from a Class Action Lawsuit?

Class Action lawsuit
Would you go through a lawsuit if the damages were $100 or even $1000? In fact, some decide to go through the process for a cause but most people don’t. Individual lawsuits are expensive and may be very nerve-wracking. Instead, people join in a class action that allows a lot of people to recover their
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Should Plaintiffs Join a Class Action Lawsuit?

Class Action Lawsuit
Imagine buying a brand-new car and finding out you have bought a car full of defects. Or worse, being told that your vehicle has issues that can’t be fixed even after several attempts. Yeah, the days of planning road trips in your new car (windows down, music up) is over. We understand and feel your
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What Happens to Unclaimed Class Action Settlement Money?

Unclaimed Class Action Settlement
We’ve talked about this a lot: When a class action lawsuit settles, the court develops a plan to distribute the amount between the attorneys, lead plaintiff(s) and class members. Next, the court contacts each person so that class members can claim their money. However, in some cases, attorneys don’t have the contact information of potential
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What Are the Social Benefits of a Class Action?

Class Action
Often times joining a class action is a right move not only from the individual’s perspective but is beneficial in terms of social impact. Not only can you avoid the hassle of appearing to court and providing evidence but also you can help hundreds and thousands of others like you get fair compensation for the
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I Have a Used Car that Seems to Be a Lemon: What Are My Rights?

Used Car
Most of your friends recommended you should buy a used car over a new car. Now you are mad at all of them (even if you say you’re fine) because your newly purchased used car seems to be a lemon. On top of that, your friends keep saying that used cars aren’t covered under the
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Barriers in Class Action Lawsuits

Class Action Lawsuits
Class action lawsuits have often been the catalysts for corporate change.  They serve the purpose of bringing companies accountable to the public. Very often individual plaintiffs are awarded just a few dollars but in a larger sense, the wrongdoing company pays millions. In practical terms, each individual wins in proportion to the damage but the
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Car Complaint Index: Looking to Avoid the Top Lemon Cars?

Car Complaint Index
Looking to buy a new car? We’ll help you narrow down your search and avoid the top lemon cars. Here is a list of the cars that received the most car complaints in the 2019 Car Complaint Index. Needless to say that the numbers below represent relative index scores (lower Car Complaint Index numbers are
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What to Do When an Auto Dealer Defrauds You?

Auto Dealer
Do you think you will never be misled by an auto dealer? Don’t be so sure! Sometimes the best deals turn out to be a scam. Auto dealers can scam you in various ways from advertising to the negotiation of vehicle pricing and financing terms. Ever heard of “bait and switch?” This happens when an
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When Are Defective Vehicles Considered Lemons?

Defective Vehicles
On this day 2 years ago, I bought my dream car. Everything works fine in the car and I am still madly in love with this cool vehicle. My best friend has a very different story. He bought a car 5 months ago and several weeks after the purchase he experienced the most stressful car
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Are Class Action Settlement Payments Taxable?

Class Action Settlement
Class action lawsuits normally involve a large number of people. A relatively small group of named plaintiffs represent thousands or even millions of other people, class members, who suffer losses due to the action(s) of the defendant, normally a large business. When they reach a class action settlement, individual payments are made to the class
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