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.
Hanover is a town in Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,834 at the 2000 census. The United States Census Bureau estimates that, as of 2008, Hanover's population is 3,873. Hanover is the home of Hanover College, a small Presbyterian liberal arts college. Hanover is also the home of Southwestern High School. The "Point," located on the campus of Hanover College, is the only place along the Ohio River that three bends can be viewed in the river.