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.
Racine is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 746 at the 2000 census. Racine is Ohio's closest incorporated village to Buffington Island, the site of Ohio's only battle in the American Civil War.