- published: 06 Jan 2015
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In law, a class action, a class suit, or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued. Class actions are commonly referred to as class action suits; however, this phrase is redundant as the historical distinction between "actions" at law and "suits" in equity is no longer recognized. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon. However, in several European countries with civil law, as opposed to the Anglo-American common law system, changes have been made in recent years that allow consumer organizations to bring claims on behalf of large groups of consumers.
In the United States federal courts, class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 23 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332(d).
Class actions may be brought in federal court if the claim arises under federal law, or if the claim falls under 28 USCA § 1332(d). Under § 1332(d) (2) the federal district courts have original jurisdiction over any civil action where the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000 and
(Well, well, well)
(Well, well, well)
Well, well, well
Look who's home
My, I thought you didn't gonna make it tonight, honey
Oh, me?
Oh yes, I'm getting ready to go out
Oh no, no, no
No, I know you didn't think I was staying home again
tonight
Oh no, brother, I can see
I'm gonna have to explain something to you
Oh, it's no like that anymore
Don't you understand that?
Don't you realize it yet?
Maybe I can make you understand with these few words?
I'll try to make it as brief as possible
(Well, well, well)
(Well, well, well)
I can't take the hearbreak of you leaving me again
And I'm not the one I was back then, no, no, no, no
One thing I can't take is to sit home all alone
Do what you like, my dear, but I'm not staying home
(Night and day) I was patient
But I've had all I could take (All I can take)
(One night the time is right)
Maybe I'll find a friend to spend the weekend
(Goin' out, but the chance ain't wide)
Goin' to find a friend to spend the weekend
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight)
Baby, don't see the love 'cause it was never, never
here before
You close your eyes and I'm closing the door
One thing I can't take is to sit home all alone
Do what you like, my dear, but you see I'm not stayin'
home
'Cause night and day I was patient
But I've had all I could take
(Tonight's the night the time is right)
Maybe I'll find a friend to spend the weekend
(Goin' out, but the chance ain't wide)
I'm goin' to find, to find someone, someone to spend
the night, baby
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight) (I said
tonight, baby)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight) (I said
tonight, baby)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight) (I said
tonight, baby)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight)
Too-too-too, too-toorooroo-tooroo, gotta go out
Too-too-too, too-toorooroo-tootooroo (Hey, hey, hey)
Too-too-too, too-toorooroo-tooroo, gotta go out
Too-too-too, too-toorooroo-tootooroo
'Cause night and day, you see, baby, I was patient
But I've had all I could take (I've had all I could
take now)
Night and day (Oh yeah, yeah)
But I've had all I could take (I've had all I could
take)
(Tonight's the night the time is right)
Maybe I'll find someone, somebody who want my body,
baby
(Goin' out, but the chance ain't wide)
I'm goin' to find someone to spend the night
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight) (Oh yes,
it is)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight) (That's
right, baby)
(Tonight is partytime, it's partytime tonight)