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Litigation

Dec. 2, 2000

Abuse of Power

The class-action option has long served a dual purpose, both allowing individuals to combine relatively small claims and resources in order to wield tenable power against big business and allowing companies to deal with potential legal liability in a single proceeding that might otherwise be litigated in numerous lawsuits.

By Deborah Rosenthal
        The class-action option has long served a dual purpose, both allowing individuals to combine relatively small claims and resources in order to wield tenable power against big business and allowing companies to deal with potential legal liability in a single proceeding that might otherwise be litigated in numerous lawsuits. In this manner, class actions ease the burden on the just...

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