Sentences with phrase «deterring wrongful conduct»

Second, class actions are poorly suited to achieve their stated aim of deterring 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.

Class actions are supposed to provide compensation to class members and to deter wrongful conduct.

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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.