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
Same here…my Gotham Steel pans are useless. The ceramic coating is coming off just with normal usage! Not even close to non-stick.
My Gotham pan doesn’t cook without burning regardless if I use oil or not, I want my money back. Very dissatisfied
Mine too has sticking issues. They replaced one of them 6 months after purchase. Think they will do it again?
I purchased two pans about two years ago. I still have both of them. contrary to what they advertised on the television for the miraculous non sticking frying pans, they are everything but miraculous. With or without butter or oil both bands began sticking after about a month of use.
I was very satisfied at first, but after sometime all food began to stick even after using oil and/or butter. Not what the advertising promised.
Got a whole set for Christmas plus I bought one additional square pan they were great for about a month they started sticking now bomb they are terrible can’t even use them ready to throw them all out
Purchased two fry pans . The large 12″ size and I believe a 6″ . I use the large one more often . Well let’s just say , one year later EVERYTHING STICKS!!!!!! So upset and disgusted . I don’t want to add butter or oil to everything and even when I do THAT burns !,,,,, now I look at the “warranty “it requires a 10.00 shipping fee !!!! This company is a huge disappointment and I will be sure to warn EVERYONE i see trying to purchase one . I work in retail where they sell these and will most definitely recommend another brand.
I bought a whole set as well and they also stick. And they also have water marks in the big pan from using the steamer. But I came across this because I was looking for information about their lifetime warranty.
I purchased an entire set of Gotham cookware and bakeware. Stuff sticks and they look awful after a few uses.
I purchased a set of Gotham pots and pans. All of my pans stick. And to clean them has made them unuseable