· 6/17/1952
Perri v. Acheson
Citations
- 105 F. Supp. 434
- 1952 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4647
How courts have described this case
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- 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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