What are the obligations of class members in a class action lawsuit?
Class members are under no legal obligations other than to be truthful in the submission of their claim forms. They are not responsible for paying any fees or costs associated with the lawsuit. Generally, class members are not called upon to assist in any way with the litigation although they may voluntarily offer information to the legal counsel representing the class in order to help the class’ claims. Class member may also normalIN, “opt out” of the resolution of a class action lawsuit even after the case has been settled or otherwise concluded. In the event that class members do not like the proposed resolution or wish not to be involved with the action, they may usually exclude themselves from the class at the appropriate time set by the court. One exception to this general rule is the case where it is established by the court that there are limited funds available to resolve the lawsuit. In this unfortunate situation, the court will not allow any class members to opt out because
