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Class Action
A class action is a form of lawsuit. Class Action may also refer to: * ''Class Action'' (film), 1991, starring Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio * Class Action (band), a garage house band * "Class Action" (''Teenage Robot''), a 2002 episode of ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' *''Class Action'', a play by Brad Slaight *''Class Action'', a 2002 book that was the basis for the film '' North Country'' *''Cla$$ Action'', a 2005 novel by Henry Denker {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class Action (film)
''Class Action'' is a 1991 American legal drama film directed by Michael Apted. Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star; Larry Fishburne, Colin Friels, Fred Dalton Thompson, and Donald Moffat are also featured. The film was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot The story is about a lawsuit concerning injuries caused by a defective automobile. The suit takes on a personal dimension because the injured plaintiff's attorney, Jedediah Tucker Ward, discovers that the automobile manufacturer's attorney is his estranged daughter, Maggie Ward. Jedediah Ward is a liberal civil rights lawyer who has based his career on helping people avoid being taken for a ride by the rich and powerful; he's pursued principle at the expense of profit, though he has a bad habit of not following up on his clients after their cases are settled. Jed's daughter, Maggie, has had a bad relationship with her father ever since she discovered that he was cheating on her mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class Action (band)
Class Action and Phreek were disco and post-disco musical projects. The original Phreek comprised Christine Wiltshire, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams, Stan Lucas, Ken Mazur and others. Class Action was directed by Larry Levan and featured Christine Wiltshire as vocalist. Both groups are best known for their club hit "Weekend", written by James Calloway and Leroy Burgess. The 1983 version was remixed by Morales and Munzibai and Larry Levan and produced by Bob Blank and Lola Blank. History The song "Weekend" was originally recorded on Atlantic Records by Patrick Adams' studio group Phreek of which Wiltshire was a member. The song was heavily played by Larry Levan yet it was commercially unavailable so it did not enter any charts. In the early 1980s, William Socolov, the co-owner of Sleeping Bag Records, invited Levan to make a new version of "Weekend". This version, recorded by the studio group Class Action, which also featured Wiltshire, became more successful than the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class Action (Teenage Robot)
'' My Life as a Teenage Robot'' is an American animated superhero science fantasy television series created by Rob Renzetti. It was produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, with Rough Draft Korea providing the animation services. Set in the fictional town of Tremorton, the series follows the adventures of a robot girl named XJ-9, or Jenny, as she prefers to be called, who attempts to juggle her duties of protecting Earth while trying to live a normal human life as a teenager. A pilot for the series, entitled "My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot", originally aired as a segment of an episode of '' Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' on December 4, 1999. The series was produced from 2002 to 2006, and it originally aired in the United States on Nickelodeon from August 1, 2003, to September 9, 2005. The third season aired in Asia from January 13, 2006, to March 30, 2007, and later in the United States from October 4, 2008, to May 2, 2009, on Nicktoons. A total of 40 ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Slaight
Brad Slaight (born March 31, 1964), is an American comedian and television actor best known for starring in ''The Young and the Restless''. Some of his other credits include roles on '' Parks and Recreation'', ''That's Funny'', '' Love Chronicles'', ''Second Cousin'', ''Once Removed'', '' Unsolved Mysteries'' (as psychic George Anderson), '' Freshman Dorm'', ''Haywire'' and ''Hellbent''. Slaight grew up in Cedar Springs, Michigan. He graduated from Central Michigan University with a teaching degree and taught speech, drama, and English at Brandywine High School in Niles, Michigan Niles is a city in Berrien County, Michigan, Berrien and Cass County, Michigan, Cass counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, near the Indiana state line city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. The population was 11,988 according to the 2020 Unit ... for two years before moving out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. After arriving in California, Brad soon became a performer in local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Country (film)
''North Country'' is a 2005 American drama film directed by Niki Caro, starring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Monaghan, Jeremy Renner, Woody Harrelson, and Sissy Spacek. The screenplay by Michael Seitzman was inspired by the 2002 book ''Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law'' by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler, which chronicled the case of '' Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Company'' and USW Local 2705 which supported the employers efforts through the horrific events and ensuing legal battles. Plot In 1989, Josey Aimes flees from her abusive husband back to her hometown in northern Minnesota with her children, Sammy and Karen to live with her parents, Alice and Hank. Hank is ashamed of his daughter, who had Sammy as a teenager by an unknown father, so believes she is promiscuous. While working in a salon washing hair, Josey reconnects with former acquaintance G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
