What is a Class Action
Class actions are lawsuits in which the claims of many people, defined as having a common, but not identical interest, are decided in a single court proceeding brought by a representative plaintff.
What are the benefits of joining a Class Action?
- One group filing a law suit rather than hundreds or thousands of people filing individually
- Eliminate common barriers e.g. financial to prevent people from pursuing litigations
- Generally, Siskinds does not charge a legal fee unless the class action is successful.
- The Siskinds class action team is comprised of a group of seasoned and talented litigators with a substantial record of success for their clients
Price Fixing
Class Actions
Price Fixing class actions involve allegations that the defendants entered into unlawful agreements to, and did, fix, increase and maintain prices, reduce supply, and allocate sales, customers and markets for the relevant product or service.
Product Liability
Class Actions
Products liability class actions involve claims arising out of harm resulting from the design, manufacture, and/or sale of a product. A manufacturer may be liable if it did not use reasonable care in the design, production, or assembly of its products.
Securities
Class Actions
Securities class actions are brought on behalf of investors who acquire shares, bonds or other securities during a period when the issuer of the securities is alleged to have misrepresented material facts, or to have omitted to disclose material facts. In order to be eligible to participate in a securities class action, the investor does not need to own the securities at the time that the class action is
Investigations
We are continuously investigation potential actions. If you have a potential claim, please contact us.
If you have experienced an adverse event, please contact us for a free consultation.
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