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class action law suit

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  1. Charges advanced in a court by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of a large group of others who have a common interest.

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Robbins Geller is bringing the second class action law suit in as many days against Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and a host of Silicon Valley luminaries including PayPal guru Peter Thiel.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2012

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