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.
Smyrna is a town in Kent county in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the Census Bureau, as of 2008, the population of the town is 8,603. The international jurist John Bassett Moore was born in Smyrna, as were politicians Louis McLane and James Williams.