A class action lawsuit claims that E. Mishan & Sons Inc.’s Gotham Steel cooking pans are not non-stick, despite advertising to the contrary.
Carl Mack and Alec Gable say they each purchased pans made by the company specifically because they saw advertisements that the pans were non-stick.
Mack claims he relied on the packaging of the product and the TV advertisements to make his purchase, which both marketed the product as non-stick.
Allegedly, the commercials for the pan advertised that no butter or oil was required.
Mack says that he used the pans without oil or butter, consistent with advertisements for the product. However, food allegedly began sticking “severely” to the pan within a month of Mack’s purchase of it and he stopped using the pan.
Gable says he purchased two pans from the Gotham Steel website in 2018. Allegedly, he decided to purchase the pans because, like Mack, he saw advertisements showing that they were non-stick.
Gable claims that after two uses, he began cooking with butter and oil, but even the use of butter and oil did not prevent the food from sticking. Allegedly, the pans were “often caked with black burn marks” and Gable got rid of the pans after about a month of use.
The Gotham Steel non-stick pans class action lawsuit says that Gable and Mack’s experiences are common to many customers even though they used the pans as directed.
The Gotham Steel non-stick pan false advertising class action lawsuit says that E. Mishan & Sons Inc. knew or should have known that the pans were not non-stick as claimed, citing numbers customer complaints about the issue.
Allegedly, E. Mishan & Sons Inc. violated the New York General Business Law, which prohibits “deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any business, trade, or commerce or in the furnishing of any service” in the state, and also prohibits false advertising.
The customers say that they were financially injured by E. Mishan & Sons Inc.’s misrepresentations of the Gotham Steel pans because had they been aware that the pans were not actually non-stick, they would not have purchased the pans or would not have paid as much as they did for them.
The non-stick pan class action lawsuit aims to hold the company liable for breach of express warranty, among other claims.
Did you buy a Gotham Steel non-stick pan? Let us know in the comment section below if you had a similar experience to these plaintiffs.
Mack and Gable are represented by Jason P. Sultzer, Joseph Lipari, and Adam Gonnelli of The Sultzer Law Group PC and by Bonner Walsh of Walsh PLLC.
The Gotham Steel Non-Stick Cooking Pans Class Action Lawsuit is Carl Mack, et al. v. E. Mishan & Sons Inc., Case No. 1:19-cv-08233, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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1,444 thoughts onGotham Steel Class Action Says Everything Sticks To Non-Stick Pans
Yes, I purchased a Gotham Steel copper pan at Bed Bath Beyond about 2 years ago. After couple of months some foods were starting to stick and the center of the pan began to turn dark brown and now everything sticks
Even using cooking spray.
I purchased these pans and have the same issue. They are NOT non stick. Everything sticks. They are terrible pans
I have the same problem. I cook on low heat as recommended and the pan continues to stick!!! Even if I use a cooking oil. The pan is not even a year old and surely does not live up to the standard set out in the advertisements.
I have the same problem. Everything sticks with or without oil. I bought two frying pans, small and large. Very frustrating how they are misleading everyone.
i was given this frying pan as a gift. I was delighted. However it started to stick and now it always sticks whether i use nothing or just spray or use butter or oil. It is false advertising and i am very disappointed.
I have also brought 2 of the fry pans. in the beginning loved them but now both are sticking real bad.
I agree with all the comments above – definitely false advertising! I also bought a Gotham frying pan because of the non-stick advertisement. False advertising – it started sticking a few weeks after I bought it although I never used high heat and only used plastic/silicone utensils. I’m glad I only bought one frying pan and not the whole set!
The worst pan I’ve ever owned. Such false advertisement. Began sticking after just 1 use. Now EVERYTHING sticks to it, even when non-stick spray is used. Ridiculous.
I agree with all the above comments. I purchased a 20 piece cookware set in July of 2020. The items which get the most use, the 8.5 inch frying pan and the cookie sheet, no longer are non-stick. I have washed them as per directions.
Completely false advertising. Pans stick unless you use Pam which it says not to use, but what else do you do with them other than throw them out. It’s too bad because I really liked them in the beginning. It didn’t take long for them to start sticking. Like everyone else I tried olive oil but it didn’t help. Ruined a many good meal