Brannon & Associates prosecutes class actions and other complex litigation in state and federal courts, and seeks money damages and other relief on behalf of large groups of people who have been wronged. To file a class action lawsuit, a lawyer must file suit with one or several named plaintiffs on behalf of a proposed class. The proposed class must consist of a group of individuals or business entities that have suffered a common injury or injustice. Typically, these cases result from an action on the part of a business, policy or defective product that applies to all of the proposed class members in a uniform manner.
Class action lawsuits may offer a number of advantages over an individualized claim. First, by combining all of the claims in a class action, it can increase the efficiency of the legal process and lower the costs of litigation. Second, if individual recoveries are too small to justify the costs of litigation, a class may aggregate a relatively paltry claim into one worth someone’s labor. Third, a class action can ensure that all persons similarly wronged receive compensation. Finally, a class action lawsuit can avoid inconsistent rulings from different courts, which may result in diverse outcomes for the victims.
However, not just any group of people can band together and call themselves a "class." Certain criteria must be met for a lawsuit to be certified as a class action. This includes, but is not limited to, whether the size of the class is so large as to make individual suits impractical, whether the claims and defenses are typical of the plaintiffs or defendants, and whether the representative parties will adequately protect the interests of the class. Additionally, the class must be represented by experienced counsel, like Brannon & Associates, who has had prior successful class action experience.
Our class action attorneys are experienced in this kind of litigation and can determine whether a class claim is superior to individual litigation in your specific case. If you feel that you have been harmed in a situation that involves a large group of persons or businesses, call our offices today for a free consultation.
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