In class actions, aside from the notice to prospective class members, the decision of the court applies to all the participants who have opted to join the class. Every individual who fits the court’s description of class member will have to follow the final decision of the court. They have to follow the court’s decision even if they have never gone to the court.

The payment of the people participating in a class action is generally decided based on a ‘plan of distribution’. The judge creates a plant for distributing the sum won by the plaintiffs by deducting the fees of the attorneys and other litigation costs. The judge decides the ‘plan of distribution’ after consulting the attorneys and the parties. All the class members may obtain a particular percentage of the recovered amount or may also get a particular dollar figure. Sometimes, the attorneys request and get the permission of conducting an individualized and detailed review of claims of every participant. This is done for tailoring the awarded sum for every class member into the value he or she is claiming. This method is rarely used; mostly is it applied during the larger class actions.

If the parties of the class action are ready to settle, the judge managing the lawsuit should sanction the settlement; the judge must make sure that the settlement is fair to every party involved in the lawsuit.

The Class Action Judgment Conclusion

To conclude it can be said that a class action is an extremely useful and efficient branch of civil lawsuit. If you or any person you know have suffered from side effects of a medicinal product or have experienced environmental spills in your locality, the best way of getting justice is filing a class action. When you come across any such situation, you should not hesitate to contact Ehline Law Firm for getting assistance from one of the firm’s skilled and experienced attorneys. An experienced attorney from the Ehline Law Firm will assess whether your case has the potential of being handled as class action.