Utah Federal Judge Denies Incentive Awards In Debt Collection Class Settlement

(August 30, 2023, 4:30 AM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge in Utah approved attorney fees and costs and partially granted final approval of a class settlement in a debt collection case, citing the 11th Circuit’s decision in Johnson v. NPAS Sols., LLC in declining to award the class representatives incentive awards; however, the judge noted that she would approve a modification previously raised by the parties adding to the settlement $1,000 in statutory damages for the two class representatives....