A class action lawsuit claims that Blue Diamond Enhanced Ceramic Non-Stick Pans are not non-stick, as advertised by The Cookware Company in TV and social media ads.
Plaintiff Elena Lamb claims that Blue Diamond non-stick pans fail to live up to marketing claims.
According to the Blue Diamond pans class action, consumers such as Lamb were deceived into paying a higher price based on these representations.
Blue Diamond cookware is a line of enhanced ceramic non-stick pans from The Cookware Company. The pans, which are heavily advertised on TV and social media, are reportedly coated with a ceramic, diamond-infused non-stick layer. The layer is advertised as being five times harder, four times faster and 10 times longer lasting than traditional non-stick coatings.
Lamb says these representations are false.
The class action lawsuit claims that Lamb purchased a Blue Diamond pan with the expectation that it would perform as advertised. Instead of an easy, non-stick experience, Lamb reportedly dealt with food sticking to the pan and a “messy and difficult” clean up process. She allegedly tried to cook an egg as directed on the label but was met with the same sticky result multiple times.
According to the Blue Diamond pans class action lawsuit, Lamb completely stopped using the pan due to its disappointing performance.
Consumer complaints reportedly express similar frustrations with the pans. Customers claim their Blue Diamond pans are not non-stick and even stick more than a regular pan. Other consumers say the pans are not durable and quickly accumulate chips and scrapes.
“Despite the myriad of nonstick representations made by Defendant, the Pan simply does not perform its most basic and critical function—to provide users with a nonstick cooking experience,” the Blue Diamond class action lawsuit claims.
According to Lamb, she and other consumers would not have purchased the products or would not have paid as much had they known that the Blue Diamond pans were not non-stick. The Blue Diamond pans class action lawsuit also claims that The Cookware Company knew their misrepresentations would drive purchasing decisions and increase profits.
“Defendant has voluntarily accepted and retained these profits and benefits, with full knowledge and awareness that, as a result of Defendant’s misconduct, Plaintiff and the Class did not receive Product of the quality, nature, fitness, or value that had been represented by Defendant, and that reasonable consumers expected,” alleges the Blue Diamond pans class action lawsuit.
Lamb seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased the Blue Diamond pans and a subclass of the same consumers from Florida. On behalf of this proposed Class, the Blue Diamond class action lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, damages, court costs, and attorneys’ fees.
Did you purchase Blue Diamond non-stick pans? Share your experiences in the comment section below.
Lamb and the proposed Class are represented by Brian P. Murray of Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP and Jean S. Martin of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group.
The Blue Diamond Non-Stick Pans Class Action Lawsuit is Lamb v. The Cookware Company (USA) LLC, Case No. 1:20-cv-00704, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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642 thoughts onFood Adheres to Blue Diamond Non-Stick Pans, Class Action Says
I was really excited to own my first set of new pans and had saved up to get these as I wanted a good set of pans for my first not hand me down pans. I loved them for first six months and now food sticks and there are metal marks in the pans the bottom underside is nearly black despite never cooking at higher than medium heat. I just can’t get them clean.
I thought this was the best pan ever….for about 6 months. Then everything started sticking in the middle of the pan. It really is no better than the cheaper non stick pans.
Bought 1 10 inch pan. My husband went to use it literally the next day and food was sticking to it. He followed the heat guidelines and the food still stuck.
They suck. I completely agree.
Yep, these piece of shit pans totally stick, with eggs, fish, etc. If you put more oil than is reasonable and use a very thin spatula, it helps, but this is definitely the opposite of the miracle product that it claims it was.
Mine is currently soaking from making an omelette which was ruined from sticking. It has been a problem for months. My teen son purchased this for me after seeing my frustrations while cooking on an old nonstick. I only had cast iron and having teenagers who want quick things to eat can be problematic with cast iron. It’s disappointing because he spent his hard earned money to help make my cooking experience easier. I would never recommend this product to anyone. I don’t typically write reviews, but I’m here because I was looking for a way to fix it thinking we had done something wrong. This was part of my search results. Ridiculous.
This WAS my favorite pan for several months. Then everything started sticking, even when I oiled the pan first. I’m truly heartbroken, this pan really let me down. Don’t know what kind to buy next, can’t trust any of the ads any more.
Product was non-stick for about a month. Then slowly started sticking more and more until it was useless. Tried non-stick restoration recommendations. None worked.
Junk they started out ok. Then went to sticking with freaking bacon!!!
Me too. I bought the pan strictly for eggs. I use butter and clean with a soft sponge, never a scrubber. After a couple of months it started sticking all the time and worse that anything I’ve ever had!
Our Blue Diamond pans definitely stick. I hardly use it anymore because of this. It’s basically in the cabinet for when I HAVE to use it due to the other pans being occupied