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.
Clive is a city located in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 12,855 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2006 population of 14,062. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.