Class Actions
New Jersey law and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act N.J.S.A. 56:8-2 permit class actions to be filed in Superior Court.
Class Actions are a method where one individual acts on behalf of many individuals who have a very similar claim. As an example a bank or a credit card company charges an improper fee, a small fee, to all bank or credit card customers. This would be a situation that would lend itself to a class action. A case is filed as a class action but must be certified or approved by the Court. The Court then has to approve any settlement and any notice to the class agreed upon by the lawyers. In order to be certified there are several requirements. The plaintiff's claim must be similar in many ways to the other, absent, class members to be fair to the defendant and the absent class members.
Class Actions have become a common sight in the civil system, both at the state and federal level. Thousand of class actions are filed every year, both high profile and non discreet.
Class Actions are a method where one individual acts on behalf of many individuals who have a very similar claim. As an example a bank or a credit card company charges an improper fee, a small fee, to all bank or credit card customers. This would be a situation that would lend itself to a class action. A case is filed as a class action but must be certified or approved by the Court. The Court then has to approve any settlement and any notice to the class agreed upon by the lawyers. In order to be certified there are several requirements. The plaintiff's claim must be similar in many ways to the other, absent, class members to be fair to the defendant and the absent class members.
Class Actions have become a common sight in the civil system, both at the state and federal level. Thousand of class actions are filed every year, both high profile and non discreet.