Class actions usually come about when the court certifies that there are too many plaintiffs for them all to be named as parties in a lawsuit. Anyone interested in starting a class action lawsuit should start by speaking to a lawyer and have a group of people similarly harmed by the same person or entity. Examples of groups beginning class action suits include a group of employees that their employer uniformly wronged or those that were harmed by the same product. Class action suits are complicated cases with various procedures, and anyone interested in starting or joining a class action lawsuit should speak to a qualified attorney.