$2.7M Molekule Air Purifier Settlement Proposed in False Ad Class Action

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Molekule Air Purifier Class Action Settlement Overview: 

• Who: A group of consumers have won a multimillion dollar class action settlement agreement with Molekule Inc. 
• Why: In court documents, the plaintiffs say that Class Members who purchased Molekule air purifiers will receive a substantial class action rebate amounting to at least $70 each. .
• Where: The proposed settlement will be reviewed by a Delaware federal court.

Molekule Inc. has reached a class action settlement worth up to $2.7 million with consumers who alleged the company falsely advertised the nature and efficacy of its air purifiers. 

The settlement agreement includes a cash fund worth $1.3 million and a transferable coupon fund worth up to $1.4 million which can be used towards the purchase of an air purifier filter or filter subscription, according to a declaration filed Friday. 

Plaintiffs Friday Apaliski, Angelique Fish, Jamie Waterman, and John Joyal alleged in their class action lawsuit that Molekule falsely advertised the effectiveness of its air purifiers, including that they could outperform HEPA filters, get rid of all indoor pollutants, provide asthma and allergy relief, and destroy airborne pollutants. 

Molekule argued that its advertising was accurate and supported by independent lab testing and that its air purifiers could in-fact destroy airborne pollutants. 

Molekule Air Purifier Class Action Settlement

Plaintiffs say they came to the agreement with Molekule on Sept. 30 after several months of tinkering following an all-day virtual mediation session.

“While I firmly believe in the merits of this litigation and that Plaintiffs would ultimately win at trial, I also believe that recovery is far from guaranteed and that the benefits of settlement in this case outweigh the risks and uncertainties of continued litigation,” stated plaintiffs attorney Jason S. Rathod. 

Each Class Member will receive around $70, while Apaliski, Fish, Waterman, and Joyal will be given a $5,000 award for representing the Class.

Molekule initially argued that most consumers who bought its air purifiers were subject to a class action waiver and binding arbitration agreement. Plaintiffs countered that consumers who purchased Molekule air purifiers from third-party retailers could not be held to the arbitration agreement. 

Did you purchase a Molekule air purifier? Will you take part in this class action settlement? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiffs are represented by P. Bradford deLeeuw of deLeeuw Law LLC, and Nicholas A. Migliaccio and Jason S. Rathod of Migliaccio & Rathod LLP.

The Molekule Air Purifiers Class Action Lawsuit is Apaliski, et al. v. Molekule Inc., Case No. 1:20-cv-01548, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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