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title: "28 U.S.C. § 1713"
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title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
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citation: "28 U.S.C. § 1713"
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# 28 U.S.C. § 1713 - Protection against loss by class members

## Text

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.

(Added Pub. L. 109–2, § 3(a), Feb. 18, 2005, 119 Stat. 7.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection applicable to any civil action commenced on or after Feb. 18, 2005, see section 9 of Pub. L. 109–2, set out as an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under section 1332 of this title.