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
We bought a complete set, and from the very first time we used the fry pans , everything stuck. Worst set of pans and skillets I’ve ever owned.
I have the 10pc set of cookware. They stick horribly for being so expensive. Also, the the dutch oven pan is flaking the copper coating off everytime I use it. I dont want my family ingesting that. I am replacing these. I paid about $250 for these pans less than a year ago. I am so angry and disappointed.
Well I sure wish I had seen this site before purchasing these pans. At first they worked great. Now after about four months EVERYTHING sticks. So sue them away, I have just lost &100.00 GRRR
I purchased the 10 piece professional cookware set on October 3, 2022. I also purchased along two 9 1/2 inch skillets. I have not used all of the pans but I have used the skillets quite often and everything sticks in them.
I made a mistake in my earlier comment. It was October 3, 2021 for my purchase.
Same results, food sticks to pan even with oil.
I will never purchase another Gotham Steel pan again. I was suckered into my purchase by their deceptive advertising. I still see the ads running on TV advertising the same non-stick surface. What a freaking joke. I went out and purchased a T-Fal pan that does exactly as advertised. Throw your Gotham Steele pan in the trash. Freaking idiots!!!
From canada ,yup got sucked in like the rest of yah .same story. Waist of money will never buy again.
Exactly the same issues
I bought 2 of them hoping they were ‘what they said they were’, non stick. not even close. i tried frying pork chops, with oil, and it was infuriating the way it stuck. like glue. i want my dang money back and i want compensation for the company telling me a pack of lies and possible harmful materials that the pans were made with that i and my family were unknowingly subjected to using the pans.
Hi bought a Gotham steel pan (#2103C) at Walmart less than 1 year because they said it’s a non stick cookware. I tried to register my pan on their website but it was impossible . I use this pan every day, and a few months ago my pan started to be sticky. It was very difficult to clean it properly. I’m concerned about the safety every time I cook, because the copper colored interior turned gray.