Class actions are supposed to provide compensation to class members and to
deter wrongful conduct.
ILR also released Unstable Foundation: Our Broken Class Action System and How to Fix It, which shows that most class action lawsuits fail to provide compensation to class members or
deter wrongful conduct, and recommends reforms for Congress to pursue.
Second, class actions are poorly suited to achieve their stated aim of
deterring wrongful conduct.
Not exact matches
Also, in some cases, a defrauded consumer or business may be entitled to recover punitive damages, which is money awarded by the jury to punish the wrongdoer and to
deter the wrongdoer and others of similar
wrongful conduct in the future.