Class actions are lawsuits brought by a representative member(s) of a large group of persons on behalf of all the members of the group who have suffered identical or similar harm for which the same defendant may be liable -- such as a defective product class action against a manufacturer or an employment discrimination class action against a large company.
The City of Lamar is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,869 at the U.S. Census 2000. Lamar is east of Pueblo, on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado. The northern site of the Pierre Auger Observatory of ultra-high energy cosmic rays is planned to be built near Lamar.