Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain, Executive Summary
Class action lawsuits — allowing one or a few plaintiffs to represent many who seek redress — have long been controversial.
Class-Action Lawsuits
Class-Action Lawsuits
Class actions—civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint—have elicited heated policy debates. The RAND Institute for Civil Justice conducts objective research on class action practices such as multidistrict litigation status, social policy class actions, and international class actions.