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The United States District Court for the Northern District of
California granted class certification in a mortgage loan appraisal
suit alleging defendants conspired to inflate appraisals to
increase the sale of loans in the secondary market. The Court found
that plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to establish common
questions of fact and law, holding that common questions and
answers need not uniformly apply to all class members. The
Court also found that the analysis of individual appraisal fees
would not create individualized issues, but instead would provide
additional support for plaintiffs' claims that an inflated
appraisal scheme existed. Finally, the Court also held that the
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act's treble damages,
attorney's fees and government enforcement mechanisms did not
make class action an inferior method of litigation. Click
here for the opinion.
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