| "How does that even work?" There is a master complaint and each plaintiff files a short-form complaint Because the injuries will vary from plaintiff to plaintiff class action will not suffice. This is why each plaintiff must file individually To learn more: https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/articles Here is the master complaint for the personal injury plaintiffs https://dn710108.ca.archive.org/0/items/gov.uscourts.cand.40... Here is the short-form complaint for personal injury (for individuals) https://dn710108.ca.archive.org/0/items/gov.uscourts.cand.40... Here is the master complaint for the local government/school district plaintiffs https://dn710108.ca.archive.org/0/items/gov.uscourts.cand.40... Here is the short-form complaint for public nusiance (for local governments, school districts) https://dn710108.ca.archive.org/0/items/gov.uscourts.cand.40... Hypothetical for discussion Corporation's lobbyists, or some other circumstances, prevent the establishment of any meaningful regulatory framework that would effectively produce a desired change in the corporation's behaviour However the threat of thousands of "cash grabs" through private litigation causes the desired change in the corporation's behaviour even in the absence of a regulatory framework What are the pros and cons For example, one could argue that the "cash grabs" pose a greater problem than the corporate behaviour that would occur in their absence, or vice versa |