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, just as everyone else, stupid pans been sticking since day one,never wanted will purchase these pans again.
Worked great for the first month, then just got worse. A year later, everything sticks to it, even bacon tries to stick. Was handled with kid gloves, heat never over medium, never preheated, never put in dishwasher, never used metal utensils. One big freaking rip off!
I purchased an entire set including bakeware. The loaf pan works great without oil or butter. The pots and pans are another story. They were advertised as scratch resistant as well as non-stick. Not true
Tried to defend these pans from Costco but all foods stick to them with more tenacity than any pans I have ever owned — pancakes cannot be cooked on these!
I got 2 pans from Costco. Worst pans ever. Only worked the first time.
Yes I am having the same issue as most of them. Used the pans without oil or butter, but eventually food starts sticking. I registered these pans. Didn’t they say they would replace them if food ever sticks? How can I verify that?
These are the worst pans I have ever bought. It may have cooked 1 time without sticking or burning. How can the lies in advertising stop?
I’m also having trouble with my Gotham steel pro fry pan, the food sticking. Frustrating
Same happen to me had to throw a way
My Gotham steel pan isn’t non stick. I am having the same problem everyone else is. Food sticks regardless of anything I do. I cook on low heat as recommended abd it still sticks