11th Circ. Ruling Threatens Class Rep Incentive Awards

By Peter Morrison and Zack Faigen (October 8, 2020, 1:16 PM EDT) -- In a decision that may upend class action practice, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions LLC vacated a district court's approval of a class settlement, holding that two 19th century U.S. Supreme Court cases prohibit so-called incentive awards to class representatives.[1]...

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