Lambert and Lambert Investors, Inc., and Glendon Lambert, Appellants v. Craig Harris and Tabitha Harris…

Summary

The court affirmed class certification for Arkansas real-property contracts allegedly charging usurious interest and involving deceptive trade practices. It held that common issues concerning the alleged uniform course of conduct predominated over individualized issues, class treatment was superior, and the representative claims were typical. The court also concluded that the circuit court had not resolved substantive defenses at the certification stage.