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· 6/17/1952

Perri v. Acheson

Citations

  • 105 F. Supp. 434
  • 1952 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4647

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • approving incentive awards representing approximately 0.3 percent of each class’s recovery
  • while courts may “scrutinize the terms of the settlement,” a court’s discretion to reject a settlement must be balanced against the preference in favor of settlements
  • “Incentive awards are not uncommon in class action litigation and particularly where . .. a common fund has been created for the benefit of the entire class.”’
  • “The aggregate incentive awards respectively represent approximately 0.3% of each class’s recovery.”
  • approving substantial incentive awards without expressing any adequacy concerns

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Judges: Hartshorne

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