Whois & Analysis for topclassactions.com

A class action, class suit, or representative action is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member of that group.

The class action originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, but several European countries with civil law have made changes in recent years to allow consumer organizations to bring claims on behalf of consumers.

A lawsuit (or suit in law) is "a vernacular term for a suit, action, or cause instituted or depending between two private persons in the courts of law." The term refers to any proceeding by a party or parties against another in a court of law.

Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, and the United States.

In Canada, it is used only in Quebec.

The term has its roots in the verb , meaning to transfer one's rights and obligations to another.

In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins.

The term "settlement" also has other meanings in the context of law.

Structured settlements provide for a periodic payment.