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.
Beachwood is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,375. Beachwood was incorporated as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1917, from portions of Berkeley Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 12, 1917.