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Note: Like every person, each case is unique. Prior case results should not create expectations of an outcome in any individual case.
Victims of misconduct do not always have to shoulder the burden of litigation alone. When misconduct harms multiple people, they can band together in a class action lawsuit.
A class action is a procedure for handling numerous claims in a single lawsuit. The leaders of the class are called “class representatives.” They bring claims on behalf of other “similarly situated” class members to resolve claims for the class.
Why Bring a Class Action?
Class actions often enable victims to bring smaller claims they otherwise would not or could not afford to bring. By consolidating cases together:
- Attorneys often work on a contingency fee, meaning you do not pay out of pocket for fees—they come out at the end only if the case is successful;
- Attorneys can pay for the costs of litigation (experts, depositions, etc.), meaning you do not pay out of pocket for costs—they come out at the end only if the case is successful;
- Litigation costs are divided by many more people, minimizing the cost to each claimant.
Class representatives who lead the lawsuit are also sometimes paid extra for their additional work. This is called an incentive award.
Types of Claims In Class Actions
Washington public policy favors class actions to benefit the public. You can pursue a class action in multiple different types of legal claims. Some of the most common are:
- Consumer Protection Act claims involving deceptive businesses practices like hidden or illegal fees, unfair debt collection, and misrepresentations in sales;
- Defective products that don’t work or harm people’s property, like defective construction products;
- Insurance bad faith such as unfair claims handling practices;
- Personal injuries such as exposure to pathogens requiring testing and treatment;
- Privacy violations like hacked personal information or improper use of medical information;
- Wage and hour violations like wage withholding or failure to provide mandatory breaks;
- Discrimination such as in employment or places of public accommodation; and
- Housing violations like slumlord apartment complexes.
Stritmatter Law Has Decades of Experience as Court Appointed Class Counsel
When certifying a case as a class action, the judge must appoint class counsel—attorneys with sufficient expertise and experience with class actions and the class claims. To successfully pursue a class action, you need attorneys who can meet those standards.
Stritmatter attorneys have decades of experience in class action lawsuits, including the Behr paint litigation, Hesse v. Sprint, and Benton v. Kaiser. Stritmatter Law is also one of the only law firms in Washington to successfully pursue personal injury related class actions in cases against Seattle Children’s Hospital for mold exposure and MultiPlan for deceptive debt collection from injury victims.
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