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.
Sumerco is an unincorporated community in northeastern Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 214 east of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 1,211 feet (369 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 25567; the population of the ZCTA for ZIP code 25567 was 709 at the 2000 census.