A mass action is different from a class action in several respects. In a mass action, each person is an individual plaintiff. The plaintiffs have a right to settle (or not settle) their particular cause of action on the individual merits of their unique situation. With a mass action, the plaintiffs have the benefit of numbers reducing the overall hourly rate.
The Weeks Law Firm PLLC provides skilled legal counsel to individuals in mass action litigation. Our Arizona mass torts lawyer vigorously seeks effective outcomes on behalf of our clients. Contact us to schedule a consultation or call us at 520-318-1209. We are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on evenings and weekends by appointment.
Mass Action and Attorney's Fees
The following description is just an example, and is not necessarily representative of what would happen in any particular case.
A mass action will, generally, take more time to prosecute than a single client case. This is not absolute, however, because some single client cases are extremely work intensive. While it generally takes more time to prosecute a mass action than a regular lawsuit, there are a lot of costs that are not duplicated as many, if not all, of the arguments are duplicated.
As such, if it takes twice the time to prosecute a 100-person mass action versus a 10-person mass action, and twice the time for a 10-person as a single-person action, the individual cost for attorney's fees is greatly reduced for the 100-person mass action versus a 10-person mass action versus a single-person action.
For example, if a 10-person mass action pays $30 per hour for attorney work, it is cheaper than one person paying $300 per hour, even if it takes twice as long to complete the same task (i.e. $60). In a 100-person mass action, $3 per hour for attorney's work is cheaper than $30 per hour for a 10-person mass action, even if it takes twice as long to accomplish the same amount of work ($6).
Skilled Representation From a Tucson Mass Torts Attorney
In a mass action, the claims need to be sufficiently similar that the court will not case into many individual claims. Accordingly, a large part of the initial work will be figuring out which claims are sufficiently similar that it makes sense to bring them together. Our Tucson mass actions lawyer can figure this out in a logical manner and inform you of your rights.
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If you or anyone you know has been hurt, then it does not hurt to contact our Tucson law firm to find out your rights and what we can, and what we cannot, do for you. If you have friends that have been harmed, have them contact us as well. Economies of scale come with numbers.
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