28 U.S.C. § 1713 — Protection against loss by class members
submitted 21 years ago by Pub. L. 109-2 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 51 words · no verdicts yet
A court may approve a class-action settlement requiring a class member to pay class counsel in a way that leaves the member with less money only after making a written finding. The court must find that the nonmoney benefits substantially outweigh the money lost.
The court may approve a proposed settlement* that requires a class* member to pay class counsel* and thereby leaves the member with a net loss only if the court makes a written finding that the nonmoney benefits to that member substantially outweigh the money loss.
The court may approve a proposed settlement* under which any class* member is obligated to pay sums to class counsel* that would result in a net loss to the class member only if the court makes a written finding that nonmonetary benefits to the class member substantially outweigh the monetary loss.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 109–2, § 3(a), Feb. 18, 2005, 119 Stat. 7.)
- 2005Enacted · Pub. L. 109-2 · 119 Stat. 7
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-2 on 2005-02-18.
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