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Comparisons Between State-Based and County-Based Classactions
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2004 STATE-BASED
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2008 COUNTY-BASED
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Number of Federal Lawsuits Filed
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13 kickoff day, total of 46
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estimated 1150+ kickoff week, 3140 max
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Plaintiff Types in Each Case
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NCP only
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NCP, CPS, PF, 18-mid20s kid, Taxpayer
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Defendant Types in Each Case
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State only
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County/City, Fam Judges, Fam Masters, Fam etc., possibly also state atty gen
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Number of Actual Plaintiffs Filing in Each Individual Case
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1 or 2, several cases had 10-50 joinders
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min of 40, max= all victims & taxpayers
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Number of Reform Movement Activists Directly Involved
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approx 100, plus approx 250 joinders
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approx 1350 at kickoff, max= all of them
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Number of Legal Team Members
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one, basically just one
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22 USA, varies/State, kickoff approx 95
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Number of Federal Circuits, Districts Involved
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11, 46
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11, 88
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Federal Filing Fee of Each New Civil Case (in 2004, in 2007)
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$150, shared 1 or 2 people
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$350, shared 40 (min) to ???? people
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Approx Extra Cost per Case for Initial Service by Certified Mail, Return Receipt
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approx $15-20 for 2 cert mail pkgs
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# pkgs = 1 (county/city) + # judges/etc
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Approx Cost Share per Number of Reform Activists Directly Involved
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varied, up to $200.00 if single plaintiff
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plaintiffs/case: 40-10million, so free-$10?
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Simultaneous Filings Kickoff Tied to Recognized Holiday
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Anniversary of U.S. Constitution
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Parents Day -- July 27th -- or asap next
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Existence of Any Governmental Unit Immunity Used to Dismiss
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typically no, counties/etc are sued daily
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Relative Situational-Legal Status-Standings of the "Class" Representatives
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1 or 2 asked court to DECLARE a Class
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all filed as indiv, courts will WANT class
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Use of Professional Attorneys
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none officially
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each group chooses: none/standby/full
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Use of Themed Business Cards
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none known
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yes: national, regional, state, county/city
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Approx Period of Time Spent on Classaction Planning/Preparing
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3-4 months
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27-28 months so far
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Number of Newspaper (printed&online) Articles About Classactions
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400+ across USA, 500+ incl worldwide
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Number of Bar Association Monthly Journal Articles Generated
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at least eleven states, plus national
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Number of TV/Radio Segments Generated About Classactions
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at least 3 dozen mainstream, ? # indie
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Total Potential Number of Direct Filing Plaintiffs in All Cases Combined
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approx 25 million (present/past NCPs)
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180-200 million, incl 6 million businesses
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Most Notable Basic Aspect
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filed by just 1 or 2, hoping for all later
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e-blitzing USA first, then 40+ per to file
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more line item comparisons coming soon?
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