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MIMS v. STEWART TITLE GUAR. CO.

No. 09-10127.

590 F.3d 298 (2009)

John MIMS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Lucy Mims, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; and Helen Cotton Ragland, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 9, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric G. Calhoun (argued), Travis & Calhoun, P.C., Dallas, TX, Katherine B. Bornstein, Edward W. Ciolko, Peter A. Muhic, Barroway, Topaz, Kessler, Meltzer & Check, L.L.P., Radnor, PA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

John A. Koepke, Scott M. McElhaney, Jackson Walker, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Jeffrey E. Crane, Kevin Michael Fee, Gerard D. Kelly (argued), Sidley Austin, L.L.P., Aaron Seth Mandel, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Keith R. Verges, Figari & Davenport, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.

Robert J. Fogarty, Hahn, Loeser & Parks, Cleveland, OH, Karin Britt Torgerson, Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Chicago Title Ins. Co.

Before KING, DAVIS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Stewart Title Guaranty ("Stewart") appeals the district court's order certifying a class in this case alleging violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act ("RESPA") and related state law claims. Based on our conclusion that individual factual issues predominate the RESPA claim, we reverse the district court's order certifying a class on that claim. Although we see no legal impediment to the certification of a class...

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