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A class action provides a means by which, where a large group
of persons have an interest in the same subject matter, one or
more persons may bring a lawsuit on their own behalf and on behalf
of the group, without needing to identify and include each individual
member of the group. The procedure is authorized in federal courts
and in the courts of most states including Colorado. |
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Typically,
attorneys who represent a class seeking money damages are paid
out of money recovered for the class. Attorney fees are awarded
by, and subject to the approval of, the presiding court.
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