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.
Stony Point is a triangle-shaped town in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the town of Haverstraw, east and south of Orange County, New York, and west of the Hudson River. The population was 14,244 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from a prominent projection into the Hudson River. The town is in the northeast part of the county. U.S. Route 9W, US Route 202, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway are major north-south routes through the town. It is the most rural town of Rockland County. Stony Point is included in the North Rockland Central School District.