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
They are the worst pans. I had to scrape food off of the pans after a few uses. Gotham deceived me with their false advertisements. I want in this lawsuit.
Add me.
Not as advertised ,It sticks after several uses.
We bought a complete set (at that time) skillets, pans, pots and after about 3-4 weeks the so-called non-stick surfaces were a total joke.
Same as the rest. Burnt food and sticking issues.
I purchased 2 of the frying pans and had to use oil or butter the second time I used them. Everything stuck to the pans and they were very difficult to clean. There was not just wiping with a clothe, had to soak and really scrub with the sponge, even when using oil or butter. Very disappointed. I went back to using my non stick teflon pans.
I bought them also and what a lie they do stick.
I bought the set of pans and upon using for about a week, everything started to stick even using olive oil and other things to keep stuff from sticking, but alas, everything still stuck.
I also have a full set and within a month everything sticks they are horrible to clean and just junk.
I bought 2 complete sets. One for myself and one for my mother. Less than 2 months both went out in the garbage. I wasted more food during that time than I ever have from other pots and pans. I couldn’t even scramble an egg using butter. It stuck then burnt! I cooked on low heat, no good. I seasoned them the way the packaging stated and it was and still garbage.