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Class Action Lawsuits
"I have been a part of at least 4 Class
Action Lawsuits and all it took was a few
minutes to make out the paperwork and answer
some questions. I received a check from each
one. Class Action Lawsuits are a kind of
a "tag a long" lawsuit. Usually
you don't need to do anything but paperwork
to get your part of the settlement. One person
brings a suit against a company and if it
affected more than just that one person,
a class action suit is started. Those it
affected join the suit and all share in any
settlement. I'm sure most of you have seen
an ad or a TV commercial asking if you've
used a product or been giving a drug that
was recalled. The makers of this product
or that drug, have put away money in a settlement
for claimants to receive. By making out the
paperwork, you become a "member"
or claimant, to receive money against the
settlement."
Some Things To Know About Class Action Lawsuits.
Class actions lawsuits are most common where
the allegations involve a large number of
people who have been injured by the same
defendant in the same way. Instead of each
injured person's bringing his or her own
lawsuit, the class action allows all the
claims of all class members, whether they
know they have been injured or not, to be
resolved in a single proceeding.
There are several ways to become a part of
a Class Action Lawsuit. One way I became
a claimant was by receiving a letter in the
mail asking me if I'd like to be considered
a claimant for a settlement pending against
a company I once worked for. I had once worked
for a gas station years before, that required
us to pay any shortage we had on our shifts.
Approx: 7 years after I had got done with
them, I got a letter in the mail. They got
caught making employees pay for shortages
and had to settle with past employes. I filled
out the paperwork and received a check. No
testifying involved.
One time, I was arrested and brought into
jail during a time period when a woman was
also brought into the same jail and unlawfully
searched. Guess they made her get fully nude.
When she reported it to her Attorney the
jail was asked about this procedure. The
administration said that was the norm for
all incoming inmates. I am guessing some
part of that search against her was unlawful
and a year later, I get a letter in the mail
asking if I was in the jail at the same time
she was in there. I was. Everyone who was
in jail at that same time got that letter
and no doubt joined the Class Action Law
Suit. I received a settlement of $700.00
.. for making out paperwork.
Class Action.org
Class Action.com
Some Class Action Suits you have to seek
out to join.Thirty years ago I saw an ad
in a newspaper that said a Class Action Lawsuit
had been won against the makers of The Copper
7. This was an IUD and back in the day it
was used as a form of birth control. But
later on they found, it also caused miscarriages.
That is what happened to us. I made out the
paperwork and found only two boxes listing
the amounts of the settlements. One was with
document proof, worth thousands, one was
without document proof, worth hundreds. Without
document proof meaning, you just had to say
it happened and you received a check.
If you would like to comment feel free to
e-mail me at
smtracy8@gmail.com
My Final Thought...
"In the "old days" we used to hear
about these kind of settlements being offered
from TV commercials or in newspapers. It
would take a bit of work to get involved
with them. Sending in for the form, placing
into a stamped envelope, sending the form
in and doing so before the date to do so
expired. With the internet, it has become
almost too easy to just join any lawsuit.
No forms to request, no stamps to buy. The
two links above will show you the latest
groups of Class Action Lawsuits now available
to join if you qualify. Every couple of months
I check the (Missing Money) link to see I or anyone I may know, is owed free money. I'll check the Class Action Lawsuits above
from time to time to see I, or anyone I know,
qualifies for a settlement check that you
may not knew about and that may not need
much work to get.
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