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   In a decision that may have far-reaching consequences, a divided panel   
   of the Eleventh Circuit ruled that incentive awards to named   
   plaintiffs - which are routine in TCPA and other class action   
   settlements - are improper. See Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC, No.   
   18-12344, 2020 WL 5553312, at *1 (11th Cir. Sept. 17, 2020). Despite   
   acknowledging that incentive payments are commonplace in modern class   
   action litigation, the majority held that such awards are prohibited   
   under "on-point Supreme Court precedent" from the late 1800s and   
   required reversal of the district court's approval of a $1.4 million   
   class settlement.   
      
   https://www.natlawreview.com/article/divided-eleventh-circuit-ho   
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