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.
Lemont is a relatively affluent village in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is roughly 27 miles (43km) southwest of Chicago. The population was 13,098 at the 2000 census. A great percentage of the village's residents are predominately White, making it one of the least diverse suburbs of the Chicago metropolitan area.