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Asbestos class action lawsuit






Asbestos class action lawsuit

A class action lawsuit (that is, a collective lawsuit) to obtain redress and compensation for damages provoked by exposure to asbestos.

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Action
1) French commercial. Stock in a company, shares in a corporation. 2)Civil law. An action instituted to avoid a sale onaccount of some Vice or defect in the thing sold which readers it either absolutely useless, or its use so inconvenient and, imperfect, that it must be, supposed the buyer would not have purchased it, had he known of the vice.

Lawsuit
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.

Redress
The act of receiving satisfaction for an injury sustained.

Compensation
1) Contracts. A reward for services rendered. 2) Crim. law; Compeusatio crimiuura, or recrimination. 3) Remedies. The damages recovered for an injury, or the violation of a contract.

Damages
A cash compensation ordered by a court to offset losses or suffering caused by another's fault or negligence. Damages are a typical request made of a court when persons sue for breach of contract or tort.

Exposure
The potential for loss.



SIMILAR TERMS
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Asbestos lawsuit
A lawsuit related to asbestos exposure, normally leading to severe personal injury.

Asbestos litigation
Litigation on the grounds that injury has been produced by asbestos exposure.

Asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit
A lawsuit to obtain compensation for mesothelioma injuries.



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Asbestos lawsuit
A lawsuit related to asbestos exposure, normally leading to severe personal injury.

Asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit
A lawsuit to obtain compensation for mesothelioma injuries.

Ameriquest lawsuit
A lawsuit related to Ameriquest.

Age discrimination lawsuit
A lawsuit by which someone claims to have been discriminated against because of his or her age, and demands compensation.

Asbestos class action lawsuit

Asbestos litigation
Litigation on the grounds that injury has been produced by asbestos exposure.

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