Angelo Marino, Jr. P.A.

Class action lawsuits

A class action is a type of lawsuit in which one or several persons sue on behalf of a larger group of persons, referred to as “the class.” “The class action is one of the few legal remedies the small claimant has against those who command the status quo.” (Former U.S Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas)

For example, in a gun case, a manufacturer may have improperly/negligently designed a gun that will fire when it is not expected to fire. The gun may cost $1000.00. Individual claims for $1000.00 would not be cost effective and too numerous to bring individually. Therefore, this type of claim is best brought in a class action, because:

1. The issues in dispute are common to all members of the class, and
2. The persons affected are so numerous as to make it impracticable to bring them all before the court.

This type of lawsuit prevents fraud and other deceptive practices of large corporations.

Class actions:

Some Class actions in which this firm has been involved: 

J. STEVEN ERICKSON, et. al. v. CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ARMS, CORP; CENTURY ARMS, INC, et. al, , case # 9:16-cv-80095-KLR.

All individuals in the United States who own a Century AK-47 manufactured after1995, with a Safety Selector Device, including, but not limited to, the following models: 1960 model cal. 7.62x39mm; 1980 model cal. 7.62x39mm; and M70 AB2.  This suit is pending.

See:

http://www.wsvn.com/story/31182822/class-action-lawsuit-alleges-ak-47-rifle-safety-defect

CHRIS P. CARTER et. al. v. FORJAS TAURUS S.A.,TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC., and

TAURUS HOLDINGS, INC., case # 13-24583-SEITZ,

The Class that Plaintiff seeks to represent is defined as follows:

All individuals in the United States who currently own any Taurus Striker-Fired Semi-Automatic Pistols without an inner trigger blade safety that was manufactured from 2000 to Present.

CLASS SETTLED FOR 50 MILLION DOLLARS