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MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BASED UPON ALLEGEDLY ADULTERATED FUEL OIL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED BECAUSE THE NUMEROSITY REQUIREMENT WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE; DISMISSAL WAS WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND LEAVE TO RENEW WAS GRANTED (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the motion for class certification should have been denied because the proof of the numerosity prerequisite was not in admissible form. The dismissal was without prejudice because it appeared the evidence could be properly presented:

The gravamen of plaintiffs’ claim, and that for which they seek class certification, is that defendant provided them and others similarly situated “with inferior, adulterated heating oil, i.e. that the fuel oil that was delivered to them contained oils of lesser value mixed into the ordered grade of fuel oil, so that the delivered product did not meet the standards of the parties’ contracts” … . Contrary to defendant’s contention, this is the predominant question of law and fact in this case, and it is common among the class. In any event, “the fact that questions peculiar to each individual may remain after resolution of the common questions is not fatal to the class action” … . Moreover, “CPLR article 9 affords the trial court considerable flexibility in overseeing a class action,” and the court could even “decertify the class at any time before a decision on the merits if it becomes apparent that class treatment is inappropriate” … . Supreme Court is more than able to recognize if its class certification becomes unduly cumbersome, and, if so, how best to fashion a remedy.

Nevertheless, “[t]he proponent of class certification bears the burden of establishing the criteria promulgated by CPLR 901(a) and must do so by tender of evidence in admissible form” … . Here, plaintiffs failed to submit admissible evidence demonstrating that the numerosity prerequisite to class certification was satisfied. However, the record suggests that such evidence is in plaintiffs’ possession but simply was not submitted in connection with their motion. Accordingly, plaintiffs are given leave to renew their motion for class certification, upon admissible evidence providing a sufficient basis for determining the size of the potential class. Mid Is. LP v Hess Corp., 2020 NY Slip Op 03270, First Dept 6-11-20

 

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