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
l got the spaghetti pot where you could drain it from the lid and no scratch resistant and you can make mashed potatoes with your electric mixer I use my KitchenAid handmixer and it scratched the pan so I can’t use it now.
I bought these pans also, a whole set paid a pretty penny for them to and have the same issues. Wish I had known this before l purchased.
How in Hell are these grifter fuks still selling these pans?
The Gotham pans I purchased stick like crazy. Then these burnt black marks appear on the copper color. I feel so ripped off right now and they are earning millions of dollars on a product that is not made correctly.
I have had my Gotham pans not even a whole month and food has been sticking like crazy and black marks have resulted. Eggs do stick bad. Please add me to the lawsuit.
I bought the set on TV for 149.00 in march 2022 and the got scratched in dishwasher and they have become discolored and yes they stick foods and mine are 3 months old!!!
I have set and yes they do stick especially eggs I was so disappointed pls help a n add me
I received gotham steel pans from my son for Christmas 2021 and shortly after I started to use them as other said eggs stuck. I never used metal utensils and always hand washed after each use. Very disappointed DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GARBAGE!
WOW! So glad to see I’m not going crazy!! I see the commercials and look at my pans and shake my head!! I’m trying to contact them about a refund, but would love to get in on the lawsuit!
After using my Gotham Steel pan for a few months things started to stick. Now it has black spots that are either pitting or a residue. It has a 5 year warranty. Says to mail it back. Will it be forever gone?
Used as directed and with in three months finish has worn through to the base metal.These were non stick for about the first week and a half after that not worth the money china is raping use for companies like this need to be shut down and there operators banned from ever doing business in the U.S. !