District Court, D. Massachusetts June 2, 2003, No. C.A. 01-10118-NG (Payne v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

GERTNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs bring this lawsuit on behalf of owners of homes in New England heated by radiant floor heating systems created and marketed by a now-defunct company called Heatway that include defendant Goodyear’s “Entran II” rubber hose.