Olive Branch is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 62969. The population of the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) for ZIP Code 62969 was 879 at the 2000 census. Olive Branch is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Mass Tort Law Lawyers In Olive Branch Illinois

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What is mass tort law?

A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few corporate defendants. The tort may involve, for example, personal injuries suffered by numerous plaintiffs as a result of a defective product, or a mass disaster in which there were many injured persons, such as an airplane crash, or exposure of a large group of people to toxic chemicals or pharmaceuticals.

Answers to mass tort law issues in Illinois

In certain kinds of cases, lawyers charge what is called a contingency fee. Instead of billing by the hour, the...

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Federal court opinions concerning mass tort law in Illinois