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.
Koosharem is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The town's name is said to come from an edible tuber, a traditional staple food for the area's Native Americans. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. A 2008 annexation increased the population to an official estimate of 400.