(January 19, 2024, 3:44 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — Certification of a class in a case seeking damages for violations of Ohio’s mortgage-recording statute that occurred allegedly in part due to the coronavirus pandemic was appropriate as the lead plaintiff and class have standing, common questions predominate and amendments to the statute that barred class recovery do not impact this class as the amendments did not take effect until two months later, an Ohio appellate panel ruled....