Ikea class action claims company misrepresents materials in some daybeds

Ikea daybeds class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Plaintiff Bo Zhang filed a class action lawsuit against Ikea US Retail LLC and Ikea North America Services LLC. 
• Why: Zhang claims Ikea misrepresents that the bed frames for its Hemnes and Brimnes daybeds are made of solid wood. 
• Where: The Ikea class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court. 

A new class action lawsuit alleges Ikea misrepresents the materials used in the construction of the company’s Hemnes and Brimnes daybeds.

Plaintiff Bo Zhang’s class action lawsuit claims Ikea represents the bed frames as being made of solid wood when they are constructed with comb, or finger, joints that do not offer the same structural support as solid wood would. 

“As a result of the misrepresentation, owners of the Class Beds received a product with less structural integrity than they paid for, and rightly expected,” the class action says. 

Zhang is seeking to represent a nationwide class and a California subclass of consumers who are current or former owners and/or financiers of a Hemnes or Brimnes daybed.

Ikea class action: daybeds misrepresented in floor models, catalogs, web descriptions

Ikea misrepresents that its Hemnes and Brimnes daybed frames are made of solid wood via its floor models, catalogs and website descriptions, the class action lawsuit alleges. 

“Ikea caused to be made or disseminated through California and the United States, through advertising, marketing, and other publications, statements that were untrue or misleading,” the daybed materials class action says.

Zhang claims Ikea is guilty of breaching express warranty and implied warranty of merchantability, and of violating several California consumer protection laws. 

The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests injunctive and/or declaratory relief and an award of monetary and treble damages for themself and all class members. 

In November 2023, Ikea expanded a recall to include an additional 25,100 Lettan mirrors. The recall was initiated over concerns plastic fittings that attach the mirrors to a wall can break and cause the mirror to fall. 

Have you purchased an Ikea Hemnes or Brimnes daybed? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Robert Mackey of the Law Offices of Robert Mackey and Nicholas A. Migliaccio and Jason S. Rathod of Migliaccio & Rathod LLP. 

The daybeds class action lawsuit is Zhang, et al. v. Ikea US Retail LLC, et al., Case No. 3:24-cv-01641, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Read About More Class Action Lawsuits & Class Action Settlements:

• Companies recall biometric safes due to injury, death risk
• Admission about Stanley cups lead content sparks class actions
• Lowe’s protection plan class action lawsuit sent to arbitration
• Whirlpool class action alleges several refrigerator brands house defective wires