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
I have purchased the pan and things stick.
I bought a set of two from Costco and the first use it was great then every time after it sticks so bad I ruin eggs and anything fragile they’re awful I bought them to replace a beat up pan I’ve had forever and I’m back to using it
I purchase the Gotham Steel skillet and it worked as advertised for about a week. Now one month in everything sticks to it and it has scratches. It is awful and not worth the money.
I bought three Gotham steel pans over the last three years and they all have food sticking sticking them after use. And I got rid of 2 them.
The Gotham grill sticks too.
we have 3 pans and also are having this issue. try and find a link to even get warranty help.typical rope a dope
We have a gothic steel fry pan and yes like all of the above comments it sticks! Even bacon is sticking to the pan and of course no fats are used. Now that it is sticking and even burning we have tried some fat in the pan and it still sticks! Waste of money and false advertising.
Bought in store for 25.00 said as seen on t.v.! Gotham steel.was good at first but after few weeks began sticking.Now in trash like the rest!
I bought their “smokeless” grill and griddle and not true about smokeless nor non stick!
Yes , I too have had same experience. I’m very disappointed with their product I own one of their frying pan and wanted to see about their warranty…I found this class action lawsuit. I also own their indoor grill. Had same issues with that too.
Purchased there biggest set, because they claim they were non stick best pans you will ever own? Nope not even close.. everything sticks even with butter or oil?? Called customer service and they were no help.