Class actions are filed by one or more claimants representing a much larger group of people submitting the same complaint. Mesothelioma patients and their relatives rarely use them. Instead, they hire a solicitor to focus exclusively on their case.
Mesothelioma and asbestos class action lawsuits began in the late 1960s when the public became aware of the serious health risks associated with exposure to asbestos. Since then, the judges have resorted to a number of procedures to manage asbestos damage that is now in the millions.
In the US legal system, class actions were a long way to settle disagreements with similar claimants with similar violations and defendants. Compared to other illegal mass actions, class actions in asbestos cases have not yet been widely disseminated.
A class action is a lawsuit in which a group of individuals jointly file a complaint to the court. These actions are brought by one or more claimants against a suspect on behalf of a group of "similarly situated" persons. State and federal courts have their own rules of procedure for class actions.
In general, the group must share the same injuries to perform similar procedures due to common circumstances involving the same legal issues. If the court determines that sufficient agreements exist and that individual actions are impractical or cumbersome, it will certify the group as a class and allow them to conduct their case together. [*]
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