Martinelli class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Barbara Seaman filed an apple juice class action lawsuit against S. Martinelli & Co.
- Why: Seaman claims that Martinelli failed to disclose its apple juice products contain arsenic and issued a recall process that makes it exceedingly difficult for consumers to get a refund.
- Where: The Martinelli class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.
An apple juice class action lawsuit alleges S. Martinelli & Co. failed to disclose its products contain arsenic, which can potentially lead to significant adverse health consequences.
Plaintiff Barbara Seaman says she purchased Martinelli apple juice and believed it would be free of harmful substances.
On April 16, Martinelli issued a voluntary recall of the product and offered a refund to consumers who purchased apple juice containing arsenic. To receive a refund, consumers must return the product — even though Seaman says many purchasers already consumed it and threw away the bottle.
“[Martinelli’s] recall has been a complete and abject failure,” Seaman says, arguing the company “has made no real effort to widely publicize its recall.”
She says the apple juice recall was designed to prevent most consumers from receiving a refund.
Martinelli class action: company misled consumers into thinking juice was safe to drink
Independent testing confirmed the presence of arsenic in the apple juice product, the Martinelli class action lawsuit says. However, Martinelli failed to disclose the product may contain the carcinogenic substance, misleading consumers into believing the apple juice was safe to consume, Seaman alleges.
She says the Martinelli apple juice product was worth less than what she paid due to the undisclosed arsenic. Had she known about the arsenic content, she says she would not have purchased it or would not have paid as much for it.
The Martinelli class action lawsuit asserts claims for violations of New York general business law and seeks monetary damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and costs and other relief the court deems proper.
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Seaman is represented by Jason P. Sultzer and Philip J. Furia of Sultzer & Lipari PLLC.
The Martinelli apple juice class action lawsuit is Barbara Seaman v. S. Martinelli & Co., Case No. 1:24-cv-03944, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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290 thoughts onMartinelli class action claims co. failed to disclose apple juice contains arsenic
I’m enraged because I’ve been drinking this for the past 10 years consistently and honestly believed it was healthy because it’s sold in every single health food store there is and it claims it’s all natural all organic blah blah blah.. who keeps the bottles after they drink it. I recently just bought two whole pallets of it from Costco and I have the receipts but I don’t have the puzzles left unused because I drank it. I would really love to sue them. I wonder if the reason I’ve been so sick lately has anything to do with the fact that I’ve been drinking that, a lot.
Please be so kind as to include me as there needs to be truth in advertising . thank you .
Very sad to hear this, enjoyed this juice for years
Sad and scary that nothing can be trusted
Scary stuff! Please add me.
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very disappointing
have enjoyed their juice for years
please include me
always some juice contain it , but not that much, please add me
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