Legal advocacy group Public Citizen promised to sue "on behalf of landowners and others in Texas likely to be affected by such an illegal maneuver". Either chamber of Congress can also force a vote on rescinding the president's order, a move that could put Republicans in a tough position.
However Schrems' lawyers came up with the idea of grouping claims by "assigning" them to one person who can sue on behalf of everyone else.
(Technically the suit is not a class action, since there is no law on class actions in Austria, but the group's lawyers came up with the idea of grouping claims by "assigning" them to one person who can sue on behalf of everyone else. The single plaintiff — in this case, Schrems — then later redistributes any damages to everyone else).
Plaintiffs' attorneys often get a percentage of the amount awarded to a client, so the limits mean they have a greater incentive to sue on behalf of a rich injured victim than a poor one.
The commission contracts much of its work out to nonprofit groups, but the court ruled that one of those groups, Disability Advocates, Inc., did not have standing to sue on behalf of mentally ill adults.
Alternatively, maybe state governments could be allowed to sue on behalf of their citizens for the missing voucher payments.
Federal law gave the government the authority to sue on behalf of pension beneficiaries, who will receive the money.
(In derivative lawsuits, shareholders sue on behalf of a company; the right to sue is derived from the corporation).
In response, voting rights groups might sue on behalf of individuals or groups in an effort to exempt them.
The case was filed under the False Claims Act, which allows whistle-blowers to sue on behalf of the government.
Harvard has sought its dismissal on the grounds that the students don't have the standing to sue on behalf of future generations.
