▁advoc ates : ▁ ▁Red uce ▁" forum - sh o pping " ▁by ▁pla int iffs ▁in ▁friendly ▁state ▁courts ▁by ▁extending ▁federal ▁divers ity ▁juris diction ▁to ▁class ▁actions ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁" complete ▁divers ity ", ▁thereby ▁giving ▁federal ▁subject - m atter ▁juris diction ▁over ▁a ▁bro ader ▁set ▁of ▁class ▁action ▁claims . ▁Pro ponents ▁argued ▁that ▁" mag net ▁juris dict ions " ▁such ▁as ▁Mad ison ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁were ▁r ife ▁with ▁ab use ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁action ▁procedure . ▁Re qu ires ▁greater ▁federal ▁scr ut iny ▁procedures ▁for ▁the ▁review ▁of ▁class ▁action ▁settlement s ▁and ▁changes ▁the ▁rules ▁for ▁evalu ating ▁cou pon ▁settlement s , ▁often ▁reducing ▁att orney ' s ▁fe es ▁that ▁are ▁de emed ▁excess ive ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁benefits ▁actually ▁afford ed ▁class ▁members . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁Alabama ▁class ▁action ▁involving ▁Bank ▁of ▁Boston , ▁the ▁att or ne ys ' ▁fe es ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁relief ▁to ▁the ▁class ▁members , ▁and ▁class ▁members ▁lost ▁money ▁pay ing ▁att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁" v ict ory ." ▁</ blockquote > ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁passed ▁the ▁Senate ▁ 7 2 ▁to ▁ 2 6 , ▁with ▁all ▁ 5 3 ▁Republic ans ▁voting ▁in ▁favor , ▁and ▁the ▁Act ▁passed ▁the ▁House ▁ 2 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 4 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the