class action law suit

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

Uber has faced law suits in countries around the world, with London cab drivers planning a class action law suit and New York mulling capping the services after a spate of suicides by yellow cab drivers struggling to compete.

From Reuters

BP is facing another potentially huge compensation bill from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill after a class action law suit was launched in Mexico for the environmental catastrophe caused in its territory by the fatal disaster.

From The Guardian

Like Warner Music Group, Viacom, and ICM, Universal Music Group must now address the complaints of their unpaid working contingent: a band of unpaid interns has filed a class action law suit against the Los Angeles based company, seeking claims exceeding “$5,000,000.00 in the aggregate,” according to the case filings.

From Forbes

Petrobras hit with class action law suit in New York.

From Forbes

Photograph: Murdo Macleod and former directors including ex-chief executive Fred Goodwin are being sued for up to £4bn by thousands of private shareholders in a class action law suit.

From The Guardian