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
Mine suck bought the set and everything sticks! Chips when I don’t even use metal on them.
I bought a set at the warehouse club, and boy, they worked fantastic. Until they didn’t. Now they’re worse than cast iron. The downward spiral started within a week of daily use, and by the one-month point they were no longer “non-stick”. I just replaced them after two months. What a rip-off. I have thrown away many cheap teflon-coated aluminum over the years, but not before the coating started to flake. I have never had anything as bad as this.
My 12 inch skillet sticks with everything.
I have the set & the pans seem to do okay.
What’s bad is that’s the skillet most used.
I hand wash all mine & use plastic utensils.
Yes, my pans are not performing as advertised – everything sticks to it even with a little bit of oil…not happy with the product.
Definitely not scratch resistant. Lots of scratches on mine. Can Canadians be part of the lawsuit?
I have Gotham Steel Stackmaster non-stick space saving cookware and not only does EVERYTHING stick to them, but they are neither dishwasher safe nor metal utensil safe as they are advertised! If I rub paper towel over the inside of any of the pans the “non stick” coating comes off in small black pieces! That cannot be healthy! I want my money back!
What about in Canada? We have the same problem w our Gotham pan. Can we join in your lawsuit!
Everything sticks to these pans. Even poached eggs stick to the bottom of water-filled pans. Most blatant false advertising ever.
I bought 2 pans when I saw the non- stick ad. Neither is really non-stick.
I’m having the same problem with sticking
My husband and I purchased two of these Gotham Steel pans on their website because of the commercial advertising non-stick. After a couple uses everything sticks, also the surface has some scratches on the pan. So very disappointed, I thought I was doing something wrong. I seasoned it properly, sticks on low, medium, and high heat.
From Canada and bought one pan. Turned out after the 3rd use cooking eggs, it completely stuck to the pan. Not looking for monetary gain, just want my money back