{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-1713","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 1713","heading":"Protection against loss by class members","body":"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.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 114—CLASS ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc28@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:31Z","sha256":"abef4cee872262828feaa49dfcf6e4969be7163593ced89ad471b105a4447a6d","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-1712","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-1714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}