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title: "28 U.S.C. § 1713"
description: "Protection against loss by class members"
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title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
chapter_number: "114"
chapter_name: "CLASS ACTIONS"
section: "1713"
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. 1092, § 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. 1092, set out as an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under section 1332 of this title.