> They are meant for situations where many indiviuals are harmed, but each harm is too small to justify the cost of a court case. Don't they also get used for

> They are meant for situations where many indiviuals are harmed, but each harm is too small to justify the cost of a court case. Don't they also get used for cases where (spitballing here) half a town gets cancer because the chemical plant in the area has been illegal dumping their effluents next door?