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Reiff & Bily
1429 Walnut St. 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
800-515-9059
215-246-9000

Pennsylvania Class Action Attorneys

A class-action lawsuit is a legal action filed on behalf of one or more plaintiffs. This allows for large numbers of people who have all been similarly affected by something else to seek redress in one lawsuit. Class action suit laws vary state by state and also change depending on the breadth of their claims. Class-action lawsuits are important in the legal community and have led to several legal changes, financial settlements, the changing of corporate behavior and more.

People can file a class-action lawsuit individually and then as the number of people joining the suit grows the response is generally more effective. A person who was injured by a faulty product that is obviously badly manufactured can file a class-action lawsuit against the company that made the product. The lawsuit could include all people who were injured in a similar manner by the product or could include every person who bought the product, depending on the circumstances.

Federal class action lawsuits can begin as an individual lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania if the issues affect people in other states. Because of the difficulty in handling class-action lawsuits, especially when the number of claimants grows, only an experienced law firm should be used. Many class-action lawsuits have even grown to international proportions and have affected millions of people around the world.

When a class action suit is filed it usually names the person or persons filing the initial lawsuit and also outlines who else may be included. These others are collectively referred to as the putative class and this may consist of either a group of people or even companies and non-profit organizations. Most class-action lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania target a business or its practices that are harming those who are filing the complaint. After a complaint is filed the court hears the case and decides whether or not it should proceed as is or whether it needs additional evidence to warrant a case.

The benefits of filing a class-action lawsuit are many. Filing a lawsuit of such breadth can mean that a business will cease its harmful activities and pay out financial settlements to any people harmed by these activities. Some class-action suits only give out very small settlements but because of the putative class's size, it allows a law firm to expend its resources in order to work hard for the case. There are many benefits to a class-action lawsuit, particularly in a products liability case, but depending on the circumstances it may not be the best legal action for you to pursue.

To answer your questions about a potential class-action lawsuit our attorneys are available for free, no-obligation consultations through this website. Our Pennsylvania class action lawsuit lawyers have years of experience in dealing with products liability cases from our offices in Philadelphia.

Contact Reiff & Bily with any and all of your products liability questions and obtain quality legal representation immediately.

Members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum

We are members of the Million Dollar Advocates forum, membership which is limited to a select group of lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skills, experience and excellence in Advocacy by achieving multiple verdicts awards or settlements in excess of one million dollars. The firm has received settlements and verdicts for their clients in amount in excess of $100 MILLION DOLLARS.

Philadelphia Super Lawyers 2006

Jeffrey Reiff and Raymond Bily have been recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as Super Lawyers, are members of many highly specialized and prestigious trial organizations specializing in auto defects and product liability, (see lawyer bios) and have handled prominent cases nationally.