Class Action Lawsuit in North Carolina

What Is a Class Action Lawsuit?

A class action lawsuit in North Carolina is a legal action filed on behalf of a group of people who have been harmed by a legal entity, such as a corporation.  Common types of North Carolina class action lawsuits include suits filed by:

• Employees of a particular company whose hiring or salary practices are illegal
• Patients who have been harmed by a drug produced by a particular company
• Consumers who have been harmed by a defective product manufactured by a particular company

Joining a North Carolina class action lawsuit

When someone joins a class action lawsuit, he or she generally signs away his or her right to sue the defendant in question as an individual. In a successful class action lawsuit in North Carolina, the plaintiffs are awarded damages according to who has suffered the greatest injury. In other words, members of the class action suit who have suffered more as a result of the actions of the defendant are awarded greater damages.

In most North Carolina class action lawsuits, attorneys work on a contingency basis. This means that they receive a portion of any compensation awarded to the plaintiff, but charge their clients nothing if they lose the lawsuit. Class action lawyers in North Carolina can earn from 30 to 50 percent of the total award of the lawsuit.

North Carolina class action lawsuit damages

The damages of a class action lawsuit are divided into two categories: compensatory and punitive.

• Compensatory damages address direct damage caused by the defendant, such as: illness, loss of life, or pain and suffering. These are used to redress those damages.
• Punitive damages are meant to punish the entity that has done harm. Such damages can be quite high, especially when it is proven that the defendant has acted with extreme disregard for the physical and emotional well being of the plaintiffs.

Solid legal guidance from an experienced class action attorney

Please contact Marvin Schiller at Schiller & Schiller PLLC to discuss your class action in North Carolina with confidence and confidentiality and the possibility of serving the common good as a class representative.