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25 terms, defined the way someone would explain them out loud.
One lawsuit brought on behalf of everyone harmed the same way.
The named person who stands in for the whole class.
The court ruling that lets one case speak for everyone.
Contract language sending disputes to a private forum instead of court.
A term saying you may only bring a claim for yourself, never as a group.
A contract term so one-sided a court refuses to enforce it.
A take-it-or-leave-it contract with no room to negotiate.
Whether you actually agreed, and how the company proved it.
You are charged unless you act to stop it.
The price goes up as you move through checkout.
A crossed-out "was" price that was never really the price.
State laws against unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
The deadline for bringing a claim at all.
The window of time the case covers.
Whether you personally were harmed enough to sue.
Whether the named plaintiff’s experience matches the class.
Whether the representative will fairly protect the class.
Questions that can be answered the same way for everyone.
The compelled exchange of documents and testimony.
Sworn questioning outside a courtroom.
The defendant’s first move to get out of court.
Resolving a claim before any complaint is filed.
The third party that runs claims and pays out.
Leaving the class to keep your own claim.
An insider who describes what a company actually did.