I’m not sure if there’s anyone in particular reading this, but if they are, and they’re in California, and they’ve not yet voted, you might want to pay attention to Prop. 66, which basically says that any general class-action lawsuit has to be brought by someone personally harmed or by the attorney general. Much of the rhetoric regarding this centers on the “bounty-hunting trial lawyers” that supposedly roam the land strongarming businesspeople and reaping huge fees.
This is pretty much B.S.
Anyway, here’s a really good explanation of how things really are.