LaRocque v. TRS Recovery Services, Inc.

DECISION ON MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.

This is a motion for certification of four classes. The underlying claim is that the defendants’ check collection procedures violate federal and Maine statutes regulating debt collection and unfair trade practices. I held oral argument on the motion May 3, 2012. After performing the “rigorous analysis” that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, — U.S.-, 131 S.Ct. 2541, 2551, 180 L.Ed.2d 374 (2011), demands, I conclude that three of the four classes should be certified. The primary issues are commonality after Wal-Mart and the…