Unifund CCR Partners v. Piaser

{¶ 1} Appellants, Unifund CCR Partners, et al. ("Unifund"), appeal the judgment of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas granting in part appellee, Lisa R. Piaser's, motion for class certification on her counterclaim for violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"). At issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in partially granting Ms. Piaser's motion. For the reasons that follow, the judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

{¶ 2} On October 15, 2009, Unifund filed a complaint against Ms. Piaser in the Ashtabula County Municipal…