Vanderbilt Law School Issues Commentary: Do Courts Need to Offer Incentive Awards to Representative Plaintiffs in Class Actions?
December 17, 2025
December 17, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following commentary on Dec. 16, 2025:
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Do Courts Need to Offer Incentive Awards to Representative Plaintiffs in Class Actions?
By Nate Luce
For several decades, courts have awarded the representative plaintiffs in class actions an additional payment when their actions recover compensation for their class. The logic behind these "incentive" or "service" a . . .
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Do Courts Need to Offer Incentive Awards to Representative Plaintiffs in Class Actions?
By Nate Luce
For several decades, courts have awarded the representative plaintiffs in class actions an additional payment when their actions recover compensation for their class. The logic behind these "incentive" or "service" a . . .