MACE v. VAN RU CREDIT CORP.

No. 96-1206.

109 F.3d 338 (1997)

Stella B. MACE f/k/a Stella B. Servera, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VAN RU CREDIT CORPORATION, Roger J. Rubin, and Albert G. Rubin, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Edelman, Cathleen M. Combs, Michelle A. Weinberg (argued), Edelman & Combs, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

George W. Spellmire, Bruce L. Carmen (argued), D. Kendall Griffith, David M. Schultz, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Daniel P. Shapiro, Michael J. Small, Steven A. Levy (argued), Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The question before us is whether the existence of a damage limitation or cap in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has a bearing on the sort of class action that may be brought under that statute. Specifically at issue is whether the district court correctly found an implicit qualification to the statute's plain language, requiring the class to be nation-wide.

We review the district court's denial of class action certification...

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