Brooklyn Steel class action claims nonstick cookware contains PFAS

Brooklyn Steel class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Plaintiffs John Lowry and Frieda Tawil filed a class action lawsuit against Brumis Imports Inc. 
• Why: Lowry and Tawil claim Brumis Imports manufactures Brooklyn Steel brand nonstick cookware containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances without disclosing it to consumers. 
• Where: The Brooklyn Steel PFAS class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court. 

The manufacturer of Brooklyn Steel nonstick cookware failed to disclose the products contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a new Brooklyn Steel class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiffs John Lowry and Frieda Tawil’s class action lawsuit claims Brumis Imports was aware its Brooklyn Steel-branded nonstick cookware contained PFAS, yet failed to disclose this information to consumers. 

The plaintiffs claim the presence of PFAS — which they argue raise a host of adverse health effects — was only recently disclosed to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, in connection with PFAS reporting law requirements in the state. 

“Defendant does not inform consumers of the presence of PFAS, despite its knowledge that the products contain PFAS,” the Brooklyn Steel class action says. 

The plaintiffs want to represent a nationwide class and New York subclass of consumers who have purchased a Brooklyn Steel nonstick cookware product during the applicable statute of limitations period.

Brooklyn Steel nonstick cookware misrepresented as ‘good for the environment,’ class action claims

Lowry and Tawil argue Brumis Imports, in addition to failing to disclose the presence of PFAS, also misrepresented that the Brooklyn Steel nonstick cookware both “promote health” and are “good for the environment.” 

“Based on Defendant’s omission and misrepresentations, a reasonable consumer would expect that the Products are free from PFAS, as well as promote health and are good for the environment,” the Brooklyn Steel PFAS class action says.

Lowry and Tawil claim Brumis Imports is guilty of fraud and violating New York General Business Law. The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and request declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory, statutory and punitive damages for themselves and all class members. 

A trio of consumers filed a similar class action lawsuit against HexClad Cookware Inc. last year over claims the company marketed its cookware as being environmentally friendly and free of harmful chemicals when the products actually contained PFAS. 

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The plaintiffs are represented by Alec M. Leslie and L. Timothy Fisher of Bursor & Fisher PA. 

The Brooklyn Steel class action lawsuit is Lowry, et al. v. Brumis Imports Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-02544, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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