6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 31 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from In Re Jiffy Lube Securities Litigation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re Jiffy Lube Securities Litigation Anchor | green | “the primary concern addressed by rule 23(e) is the protection of class members whose rights may not have been given adequate consideration during the settlement negotiations.” | 7 |
| 2 | Jones v. Dominion Resources Services, Inc. | green | “in determining the reasonableness of an attorneys' fee award, courts consider the relative risk involved in litigating the specific matter compared to the general risks incurred by attorneys taking on class actions on a contingency basis.” | 6 |
| 3 | Gregory Berry v. LexisNexis Risk and Information | green | “incentive awards are intended to compensate class representatives for work done on behalf of the class, to make up for financial or reputational risk undertaken in bringing the action, and, sometimes, to recognize their willingness to act as a private attorney general.” | 6 |
| 4 | Pia McAdams v. Nationstar Mortgage | green | “there are two main methods for calculating the reasonableness of attorneys' fees-the lodestar method and the percentage-of-recovery method” | 4 |
| 5 | Boyd v. Coventry Health Care Inc. | green | “the fact that no class member objected supports final approval of the settlement as fair, adequate, and reasonable.” | 4 |
| 6 | Decohen v. Abbasi, LLC | green | “to determine whether an incentive payment is warranted, the court should consider 'the actions the plaintiff has taken to protect the interests of the class, the degree to which the class has benefitted from those actions, and the amount of time and effort the plaintiff expended…” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.