If the defendant prevails in a certified class action lawsuit, members of the class may be bound by the decision and thus precluded from bringing their own lawsuits with respect to the claims in the class action lawsuit.

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In a certified class action lawsuit, if the defendant prevails, the judgment is binding on all members of the class who were notified and did not opt out, thereby precluding them from bringing individual lawsuits based on the same claims that were resolved in the class action.

If the Defendant Prevails in a Certified Class Action Lawsuit