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.
Winfield is a city situated along the Walnut River in the west-central part of Cowley County, located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 11,861 in the year 2005. It is the county seat and most populous city of Cowley County. Winfield is home to Southwestern College, a four-year private Methodist college and once also held St. John's College before it closed in 1986. The city is well known for hosting the Walnut Valley Festival, a large bluegrass and acoustic music festival, on the third weekend of every September and the Winfield Country Roundup in the first weekend in June. The fictional castaway Mary Ann Summers from Gilligan's Island hailed from Winfield.