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
OMG Im so pissed, these NOT cheap GOTHAM frying pans are absolutely garbage. I purchase them 7 months ago and they all stick horribly. Ive never put them in dish soap nor a dishwasher always just soaked them and wiped clean. With all the extra care they still stick… I just can’t believe it Im so disappointed.
I got 2 pans for Christmas 2020. Worked great for awhile. Now eggs are sticking even though I use butter. They are getting scratched as well. Not as advertised. I am disappointed because I liked the pans to begin with.
I’ve had these Gotham steel pans for a couple of years. They worked for about a year. Now they are worse than my regular calphalon pans that aren’t non stick! How do we get them replaced or refunded? And how do we get them to stop this lying in advertising ?
I’ve had these Gotham steel pans for a couple of years. They worked for about a year. Now they are worse than my regular calphalon pans that aren’t non stick! How do we get them replaced or refunded? And how do we get them to stop this lying in advertising ?
Horrible product, My Gotham steel pan stopped working 30 days after purchase.
I’ve had these Gotham steel pans for a couple of years. They worked for about a year. Now they are worse than my regular calphalon pans that aren’t non stick! How do we get them replaced or refunded? And how do we get them to stop this lying in advertising ?
Yep. Agree with you!! I bought the 12 piece set. Plus 2 extra skillets. They are all sticking!! Dissatisfied with this product!!
Piece of garbage; everything sticks to it; only water doesn’t.
Like to meet the C.E.O.’s wife, give her my useless gotham pan and have her hit him over the head with it!
I purchased the whole 12 pc set. All are sticking and to beat it all, the Dutch oven? Spaghetti is sticking to it! Grrr…
I was so impressed by the advertisements that I purchased a 12 piece cookware set, an impressive gotham ceramic, titanium, copper set. I only purchased them Februarey 2021. Today is St. Patrick’s day, March 17, 2021 and already everything is sticking. I am so disgusted and disappointed. Now I have to figure out how to buy cookware. How am I supposed to come up with the money for that?
I purchased two Gotham Steel pans for their non stick advertised qualities. I’ve had them about a year, using and cleaning them exactly as instructed and they have both started to stick badly. I only wash them by hand and never use soaps. Just wipe them clean as instructed and for a time they were exactly as described but now Since I cannot use sprays on these pans, they are awful to use.