Matthew R. Mendelsohn, Attorney at Law - Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, LLC

Not all lawsuits are filed individually by a single person who has decided to take legal action for the personal harms that were inflicted upon them. Instances which involve injury or illness to a large group of people can be acted upon in the form of a class action lawsuit.

There are too many instances of personal injury throughout the nation, and sometimes the accidents or acts of negligence which cause these injuries are widespread enough to affect more than just a single person. When groups of people are wrongfully harmed in an accident of any type, there may be legitimate cause for a class action lawsuit.

Under premises liability law, property owners have a legal obligation to maintain their property and keep it safe for visitors. When a visitor is injured on someone else’s property, they may have a right to pursue damages in a personal injury claim.