To allow individual plaintiffs to seek compensation for their injuries.

To provide a forum for consumers to collectively seek compensation for their injuries.

To hold manufacturers and distributors accountable for defective products.

To prevent future injuries from occurring due to defective products.

Numerosity: The class must be so large that it is impractical to join all members in a single lawsuit.

Commonality: The class must share common questions of law or fact.

Typicality: The claims of the named plaintiffs must be typical of the claims of the class members.

Adequacy of representation: The named plaintiffs must be able to adequately represent the interests of the class members.

The judge

The jury

The named plaintiffs

The class counsel

To provide compensation to the class members.

To prevent future injuries from occurring.

To hold the manufacturer or distributor accountable for the defective product.

To streamline the legal process and reduce the costs of litigation.

To ensure that the settlement is fair and reasonable to the class members.

To determine whether the class counsel has adequately represented the interests of the class members.

To assess the merits of the underlying product liability claims.

All of the above.

Identifying and locating all potential class members.

Managing the large volume of claims and evidence.

Ensuring that the class counsel adequately represents the interests of all class members.

Reaching a settlement that is fair and reasonable to all class members.

They allow consumers to collectively seek compensation for their injuries.

They hold manufacturers and distributors accountable for defective products.

They prevent future injuries from occurring due to defective products.

All of the above.

In a class action lawsuit, the plaintiffs are represented by a single attorney, while in a mass tort lawsuit, each plaintiff is represented by their own attorney.

In a class action lawsuit, the plaintiffs must share common questions of law or fact, while in a mass tort lawsuit, the plaintiffs' claims may be based on different facts and legal theories.

In a class action lawsuit, the settlement is binding on all class members, while in a mass tort lawsuit, each plaintiff must individually accept or reject the settlement offer.

All of the above.

To investigate product defects and issue recalls.

To enforce product safety regulations.

To provide consumers with information about product safety.

All of the above.

The product was not defective.

The plaintiff's injuries were not caused by the product.

The plaintiff failed to use the product properly.

The plaintiff assumed the risk of injury by using the product.

The numerosity of the class.

The commonality of the class members' claims.

The typicality of the named plaintiffs' claims.

The adequacy of the class counsel.

In a settlement class action, the parties reach a settlement agreement before trial, while in a trial class action, the case proceeds to trial.

In a settlement class action, the court retains jurisdiction over the case to ensure that the settlement is implemented fairly, while in a trial class action, the court retains jurisdiction over the case until the trial is completed.

In a settlement class action, the class members are bound by the settlement agreement, while in a trial class action, the class members are not bound by the outcome of the trial.

All of the above.

Class counsel should ensure that the class members are adequately informed of their rights and options throughout the litigation process.

Class counsel should avoid conflicts of interest and should not represent the interests of any party that is adverse to the class.

Class counsel should act in the best interests of the class as a whole, even if it means sacrificing the interests of individual class members.

All of the above.

An increase in the number of class action lawsuits being filed.

An increase in the size of class action settlements.

An increase in the use of alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation and arbitration.

All of the above.