Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: How do I join a class action suit

If the class is certified and the members can be readily found, the plaintiff's attorney will contact all of them by mail and give them an opportunity to opt out of the suit. Those who don't opt out will be included among the plaintiff class.

If the class is certified but its members cannot be so easily found, then there will be published notices in various newspapers advising class members of their rights and how to opt out. Once again, those who don't opt out will be included.

Keep in mind that class members generally don't receive very much. One of the requirements for class certification is that each member's injury be so minor that they are unlikely to sue individually. The actual settlement or award is often less than the value of the claims, and then attorney fees are often taken out before the payments are distributed.

Re: How do I join a class action suit

I would start out by contacting the law firm that filed the suit.

If this doesn't work, you can contact the clerk of the court in which the action is pending.

I also seem to recall that there are Web sites which track and report on major class action litigation. Can't think of any names now, but you could try putting some key words into a search engine.