Legal Opinion
Beck v. Maximus, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 4, 2006No. 05-3530PublishedCited by 205 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCIRICA, Chief Judge.
In this consumer class action against a debt collector, the issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in certifying a class when defendant asserted a defense unique to the claims of the class representative. We will vacate and remand.
I
Maximus, Inc. has a contract with the U.S. Department of Education to collect overdue student loans. Between May 20, 2003, and May 20, 2004, Maximus sent a form collection letter entitled “Employment Verification Request” to the employers of 776 Pennsylvania individuals. The Employment Verification Request displayed “MAXIMUS…
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