LAW 122 Chapter 2: LAW122 Chapter 2 Notes.docx
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Litigation is the system of resolving disputes in court. An american consumer can sue a canadian company for delivering shoddy merchandise. An adult who cannot appear in court must use a court-appointment representative. And children must be represented by a parent or litigation guardian. A corporation is a type of person, and may therefore sue or be sued. An unincorporated organization is not a person; in this case it is the individual members of those organizations who would be sued. Governments can be sued if they break one of your fundamental rights. A class action allows a single person, or a small group of people, to sue on behalf of a large group of claimants. Small claimants able to share costs of litigation against large defendant (ex: sony"s ps3 network hack) Meaning the court"s decision to allow the various claims to be joined together and to proceed as a class action.