CamelBak Class Action Says Water Bottles Leak

Customers in a recent class action say that CamelBak water bottles leak, despite advertisements to the contrary.

The CamelBak class action lawsuit was filed by Jessica Stewart and John D. Keller who say they purchased CamelBak water bottles in part because they believed advertisements that they were leak proof.

However, the two customers claim that they found out after they made their purchase that the water bottles do indeed leak.

Allegedly, the bottles leak when they are on their sides, in back packs, or whey they turn over on a table, etc. Additionally, the bottles leak on planes, say the customers.

The CamelBak class action lawsuit asserts that the fact that the bottles leak means that they are defective in their design. 

According to the CamelBak class action lawsuit, claims that water bottles are “spill proof” and “leak proof” is central to the advertisement of CamelBak bottles and central to their appeal to consumers. Allegedly, this information appears throughout the water bottles’ labeling and packaging. 

The plaintiffs say many CamelBak water bottles possess the same problem including the CamelBak eddy Water Bottle, the CamelBak eddy Kids Insulated Water Bottle, the CamelBak eddy Vacuum Insulated Water Bottles, and other “eddy” bottles.

The customers claim that the CamelBak eddy Water Bottles are advertised to feature “patented bite valves” to “prevent leaks and allow easy sipping.” According to the customers, the bite valves are a major element of CamelBak’s advertising for their products.

In fact, the CamelBak leaking problem class action lawsuit says CamelBak touts that “all CamelBak eddy bottles come with our spill-proof bite valve.”

However, the bite valves allegedly fail to live up to their promises and do not prevent leaks. The plaintiffs argue that CamelBak knew or should have known that the bite valve was not leak-proof as claimed.

The customers say CamelBak knowingly or negligently misled customers about the quality and characteristics of the water bottle in the interest of their own profits. 

Allegedly, many customers seek out leak-proof water bottles and choose a water bottle specifically because it is leak-proof, as Stewart and Keller say that they did.

The plaintiffs say that many customers intend to use CamelBak water bottles for active occasions, rely on the advertised leak-proof nature of the bottles, and are willing to pay a premium for the purported reliability of the CamelBak bottles.

Stewart and Keller argue that they and other customers were financially injured by CamelBak because, had they known that the bottles would leak, they would not have purchased the bottles at all or would not have paid as much as they did for them.

The company faced similar claims of August of last year.

Have you experienced leaking problems with your CamelBak water bottle? Share your experiences in the comment section below.

Stewart and Keller are represented by Neal J. Deckant and Scott A. Bursor of Bursor & Fisher PA.

The CamelBak Leaking Water Bottles Class Action Lawsuit is Stewart, et al. v. CamelBak Products Inc., et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-00232-DMR, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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