Whirlpool class action claims company knowingly sells gas stoves with harmful pollutants

Whirlpool gas stove pollutants class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Debra Goldstein filed a class action lawsuit against Whirlpool Corporation. 
• Why: Goldstein claims Whirlpool failed to disclose the risks of using its gas stove, oven, and range products. 
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.

Whirlpool Corporation fails to disclose to consumers the risk of pollutants associated with the use of KitchenAid, Whirlpool, and other brands of gas stoves, ovens, and range products it makes, sells, and markets, a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiff Debra Goldstein claims Whirlpool could “reasonably design gas stoves to mitigate the risk of pollutants,” however, she argues the company chooses not to disclose the alleged risks to consumers. 

“Manufacturers also can—and should—disclose the risk of pollutants to consumers, who can then make an informed choice about whether to buy a gas stove or an electric stove (which does not carry the same risk),” the Whirlpool class action states. 

Goldstein wants to represent a nationwide class, a California subclass, and a consumer protection subclass of all persons who purchased Whirlpool’s various brands of gas stoves, ovens, and range products. 

Whirlpool is aware its gas stove products ‘emit health-harming pollutants,’ says class action

Goldstein argues Whirlpool is aware that its gas stoves, ovens, and range products “emit health-harming pollutants,” and that “studies have confirmed the harmful effects of pollutants from gas stoves.” 

“Since the 1980s, the natural gas industry—of which Defendant is a constituent—has worried that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission would regulate gas stove emissions due to indoor air quality concerns,” the Whirlpool class action states. 

Goldstein claims Whirlpool is guilty of unjust enrichment, fraudulent omission, breach of implied warranties, and in violation of various state consumer protection statutes and California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, among other things. 

Plaintiff is demanding a jury trial and requesting injunctive relief along with an award of treble, statutory, and punitive damages for herself and all class members. 

Similar class action lawsuits have recently been filed against Samsung, LG, Sub-Zero, and Wolf Appliance over claims the companies failed to disclose the risks associated with using their gas stove products. 

Have you purchased a Whirlpool brand gas stove, oven, or range product? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiffs are represented by Christin Cho, Simon Franzini, and Jonas B. Jacobson of Dovel & Luner, LLP. 

The Whirlpool gas stove pollutants class action lawsuit is Goldstein, et al. v. Whirlpool Corp., Case No. 2:23-cv-04752, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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