Judge says he is inclined to grant final approval to $6.5 million All-Clad settlement

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Update:

• A federal judge in Pennsylvania has given the green light to a class action settlement of almost $6.5 million between All-Clad Metalcrafters and consumers who claimed the company sold defective pots and pans.
• While ruling that the settlement was “more than fair,” the judge did withhold some of the attorney fees, pending the finalization of the claims process.
• Consumers, in four consolidated class action lawsuits, argued All-Clad sold pots and pans that could become dangerously sharp after several trips through a dishwasher.
• All-Clad has put a cap of $4 million for the settlement fund portion; consumers can receive replacement cookware and $75 in cash.

All-Clad pots settlement overview: 

• Who: Customers of All-Clad Metalcrafters are seeking final approval in a class action settlement with the company.
• Why: The $6.5 million deal would settle claims the company sold defective pots and pans.
• Where: The All-Clad pots settlement is in a Pennsylvania federal court. 

(Jan. 09, 2023)

Customers of All-Clad Metalcrafters are seeking final approval in a $6.5 million class action settlement that would resolve claims the company sold defective pots and pans.

A memo in support of final approval of the deal was filed by the plaintiffs’ attorneys Jan. 3 in a Pennsylvania federal court. 

In the multidistrict litigation that began with a class action lawsuit filed in April 2020, plaintiffs alleged that All-Clad misrepresented some of its products as “dishwasher safe” when, in reality, repeated washing caused the metal to degrade and created dangerously sharp edges.

Almost three years later, the parties are nearing a settlement deal that would see $4 million set aside to compensate consumers who bought the allegedly faulty products.

The proposed $6.5 million settlement also includes $1.92 million in attorney fees, $2,500 service awards for each of the class representatives and $500,00 for administration.

“In addition to the monetary value of the proposed settlement, All-Clad has removed and will continue to ensure its ‘dishwasher safe’ representations are removed from cookware marketing and in the marketplace,” the motion says. 

“Importantly, enforceability of the settlement is not contingent on the court’s approval of the application for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs, or any service award granted by the court.”

All-Clad’s offer of a replacement pot or pan denied 

Initially All-Clad attempted to settle the plaintiffs’ claims by offering free repairs and replacements of the defective products, however this was rejected by consumers, who argued that a replacement might also be defective. 

Under the proposed settlement, which received preliminary approval in August, class members can send the defective items to All-Clad and choose one of several options.

They can either seek a replacement of the same type of cookware plus a $75 refund, receive a five-piece fry-pan set or a 13-piece cookware set, or get a 50% credit on future purchases costing up to $1,200 on All-Clad’s website.

Customers who no longer have the defective products, or whose products do not yet have

sharp edges, can send proof of purchase to All-Clad and receive a 35% credit on future online purchases costing up to $750, the motion states.

Meanwhile, in November, All-Clad agreed to a $4 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming its cookware can be damaged by dishwashing despite being advertised as “dishwasher safe.”

Are you affected by this All-Clad Metalcrafters settlement? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiffs are represented by Harper Segui, Martha Geer and Rachel Soffin of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC.

The All-Clad class action lawsuit is In Re: All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC Cookware Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, Case No. 2:21-mc-00491, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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