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.
Kent City is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,061 at the 2000 census. The village was named for New York jurist and legal scholar, James Kent, as was Kent County.