If several plaintiffs have filed separate lawsuits stemming from the same fact situation against the same defendant,the court can ________ the cases into one case if doing so would not cause undue prejudice to the parties.

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Consolidation is the joining of multiple cases into a single case for procedural efficiency. This is done by the court and requires that the cases are related to each other in some way, and that consolidating them does not create undue hardship or prejudice to any of the parties involved. "Collaborate," "integrate," "merge" and "disassociate" do not accurately describe the process of consolidating cases.

If Several Plaintiffs Have Filed Separate Lawsuits Stemming from the Same