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.
Oak Ridge is a village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. As the name implies, the village is built on a high ridge, which is a divide between the Apple Creek and Whitewater River watersheds.