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.
Beulah is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Benzie County. The population was 363 at the 2000 census. It is located in Benzonia Township at the southeast end of Crystal Lake, about one mile north of Benzonia on U.S. Route 31. The Beulah post office was established in 1892. Beulah is the home of The Cherry Hut, a popular northwest Michigan diner famous for its products made from locally grown cherries. Founded in 1922, the Cherry Hut has been located in Beulah since 1935.