Victims can file individually or as part of a class action if the defective product caused harm to a significant number of individuals. A small number of persons will represent thousands of others who have had comparable injuries in a product liability class action case. When the amount of damages each plaintiff obtains is little and the potential value of an individual claim does not justify the legal costs, filing or joining a class action may be acceptable. When customers experienced serious or unique damage, they rarely opt for a class action lawsuit.