Class actions (Civil procedure)

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026682
- info:lc/authorities/sh85026682
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85026682#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Aggregate litigation (Class actions)
- Class action lawsuits
Broader Terms
Related Terms
- Citizen suits (Civil procedure)
- Parties to actions
Sources
- found: American Law Institute, Aug. 31, 2011 (Principles of the law of aggregate litigation; in addition to formal aggregation in litigated settings, such as with class actions, this project addresses a broader array of cases that are bundled together and settled or tried to test the value of related claims)
- found: UMI business vocab.
- found: LC database (six hits, none older than 2006, most are ALI publications)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed August 3, 2011 ("aggregate litigation" appears in article on class action, not as a heading or reference)
- found: Blacks, 9th ed (no heading for "aggregate litigation")
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2011-10-24: revised

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