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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1,439 thoughts onGotham Steel Class Action Says Everything Sticks To Non-Stick Pans
I purchased a 12 piece set. The non stick was only initial for about two weeks. I have bee concientious about my temperature when cooking. Nothing changed and the food charred and stuck real bad.
I have also been scared by this company.
I purchased a set of Gotham Steel from Macys. I trust Macys for its quality. The pans began to peel and I requested replacement from Macys who told me to contact Gotham steel. Purchased in April 2024 and began to fall apart within a month. Still waiting for replacement from Gotham steel. Terrible product with 10 year warranty. Frying pan lasted less than month. Very disappointed since Macys always has great quality.
I bought a set in July 2023 They are worthless. Within a month they stuck so bad I threw away the skillets. It so disappointing to spend hard earned money on con artist
My two pans are very disappointing. They stick every time I use. I was ripped off
Bought 2 thinking I must have done something wrong with the 1st one. Both stick no matter what I try. Won’t buy another.
Large gotham steel 14″ frying pan, worked great for 1 & 1/2 month’s, now everything wants to stick. I have never put in dishwasher and wash with cloth washrag. Now I need to spray each time and hope it doesn’t stick. Not sure what is happening and why, this sucks, was given this pan as a gift, and they are not cheap.
I asked for these because nothing was suppose to stick or scratch the pans, but instead every pan sticks very disappointed.
I asked for these as a gift. I saw the ad and wanted them. I got them. Everything sticks to it even w oil or butter.
I purchased a skillet from Gotham Steel in May and everything is sticking. I haven’t used it that much.