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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395 thoughts onCamelBak Class Action Says Water Bottles Leak
I own 4 Camelbak water bottles and they all leak. I can place the one I currently use on a flat surface and it will start leaking from all around the mouthpiece. I once had one on my nightstand on a coaster overnight and when I woke up, it had leaked enough water to saturate the sandstone coaster and warp the wood on my nightstand. I’ve had the mouth pieces replaced and they will be good for a few months and then they just start leaking again. I only use them for daily water and do not hike or take them where they might get banged up. It’s very frustrating because I love drinking from this bottle, but the leaking is a big problem.
I feel so validated finding this. I’ve purchased probably 5 CamelBak water bottles and every single one leaks. They leak if they tip slightly in my purse. If it’s hot outside and I leave it in my car, even for about 30 minutes, it has leaked everywhere. Spilling out of both the bite valve and the seams of the lids I think? Sometimes it’s not even leaking out of the bite valve but just out of other areas in the lids. No idea what that’s about. I purchased another one more recently (apparently hadn’t learned my lesson yet) thinking it was a prior design flaw that was surely fixed. Saw the leak proof/spill proof advertising. It leaked just the same as the others right away. Staying away from these in the future and currently trying to find a better alternative.
Mine has just started leaking from the lid.
Mine leaked and ruined my MacBook Pro, which I use 12 hours a day between remote full-time work and remote part-time graduate school.
I have 4 of the water bottles and they all leak. I purchased them because they are supposed to be guaranteed for life.
My water bottle leaks too! All of the camelback water bottles I have had leak! I like their easy sip spout but even when my water bottle is sitting upright, if the water is cold it literally travels up the spout and leaks out! I even cleaned out the valve. I think it’s faulty design.
Add me.
Yes! I was walking and my bottle went to its side and someone tapped me on the shoulder and says it was leaking. Ruined my wallet and it took forever to dry out. I’m so disappointed how this leaks
Yep. I’ve bought 4 eddy‘s with the “leak-proof bite valve“ since 2012. All leaked. Watching it leak all over my coffee table as we speak. Frustrating.
yep, i got 2 eddy bottles because of the so called leak proof bite valve, my daughter came home from camp, forgot to close the water bottle, her backpack and her items in it were soaked, all due to the water bottle. i’ve seen my sons water bottle sit on my desk and just sit there and leak water out of the bite valve. its camelbak the name alone made me believe i was purchasing a high quality item.