Wayfair Class Action Says Headboard Infested with Bed Bugs

A Wayfair class action lawsuit claims that consumers were exposed to bed bugs in infested headboards and mattresses knowingly sold and shipped by the company.

The Wayfair class action lawsuit says the online retailer continued to sell infested furniture items to consumers despite their knowledge of the bed bug infestation.

The lead plaintiff argues that the company did nothing to eradicate the bed bugs or to warn consumers about the problem, ultimately selling the affected items for two years after the defendant became aware of the problem.

The Wayfair bed bug class action lawsuit also states that the infested items are still for sale.

As pointed out in the Wayfair class action lawsuit, bed bugs are insects that feed on human blood.

These bugs can be located in bed frame cracks, in loose wallpaper, or even behind picture frames.

Anyone whose home or furniture becomes infested with bed bugs requires comprehensive fumigation and possible destruction of the contaminated furniture.

The Wayfair bed class action lawsuit also alleges that any buyer who has had to cope with bed bugs deals with social stigma and lost sleep.

The Wayfair class action lawsuit says that bed bugs, which were a surprise to consumers who purchased headboards and mattresses from Wayfair, became the buyer’s problem even though Wayfair knew about the issue as early as 2016.

The lead plaintiff in that Wayfair class action lawsuit turns to online reviews and comments about affected products, including fabric headboards.

Those reviews indicate that consumers across the country not only experienced bed bugs upon arrival of their new furniture piece, but that Wayfair was contacted in these cases and therefore knew about the problem.

In their online reviews and complaints, many of these consumers state that even when Wayfair offered a refund that the consumer still had to fumigate their entire home.

Bed bugs are difficult to identify until they have begun their feeding cycle, but can infest an entire home if the resident does not catch the problem quickly.

The plaintiff in the Wayfair class action lawsuit says he notified the company as soon as he discovered bed bugs. He received an apology and a 10 percent off coupon for a future order in response.

The Wayfair bed bugs class action lawsuit alleges that the company had plenty of reason to believe that certain headboards and other bedding items were infested with bed bugs due to the volume of consumer calls and complaints.

However, the Wayfair class action lawsuit says the company failed to disclose the risk of bed bugs or hire exterminators to treat the furniture, forcing the consumer to cope with this problem and bear the costs.

The Wayfair class action lawsuit seeks to represent a nationwide Class, an Illinois Class, and a consumer fraud multi-state Class of buyers who obtained any bed component from Wayfair that was infested with bed bugs.

The Wayfair class action lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, declaratory judgment, attorneys’ fees, actual damages, profit disgorgements, damages, and restitution associated with allegedly deceptive business practices surrounding the sale of headboards, mattresses, and bed frames.

The plaintiffs are represented by Katrina Carroll, Kyle A. Shamberg, and Nicholas R. Lange of Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC and Tiffany M. Yiatras of Consumer Protection Legal LLC.

The Wayfair Bed Bugs Class Action Lawsuit is Ronald Gorny v. Wayfair Inc., Case No. 1:18-cv-08259, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.