Editing Class action (section)

==Ethics==
Class action cases present significant ethical challenges. Defendants can hold reverse auctions and any of several parties can engage in collusive settlement discussions. Subclasses may have interests that diverge greatly from the class but may be treated the same. Proposed settlements could offer some groups (such as former customers) much greater benefits than others. In one paper presented at an ABA conference on class actions in 2007, authors commented that "competing cases can also provide opportunities for collusive settlement discussions and reverse auctions by defendants anxious to resolve their new exposure at the most economic cost".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamesholmeslaw.com/Seminar%20paper.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713075056/http://www.jamesholmeslaw.com/Seminar%20paper.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-13 |url-status=live |title=Ethical Issues In Class Action Settlements |access-date=2013-10-03}}</ref>

Advertising or otherwise soliciting to find lead plaintiffs may also be unethical, as the plaintiff may not genuinely be aggrieved.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Larson |first=Sarah |date=2023-09-04 |title=The Lies in Your Grocery Store |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/11/the-lies-in-your-grocery-store |access-date=2024-10-04 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>