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
Purchased 2 sets from Costco one for me and one for the in-laws. After a month of use everything sticks to the pan. Very disappointed with the product.
My pan after two uses everything stuck to the pan. Very disappointed.
My pans stick also. Very disappointed
I bought two of these pans and they are not non-stick. Everything sticks and I actually threw out my old T Fal pans when I got these thinking they were an uudate/upgrade. Instead it was just a waste of money after 30 days.
After a few weeks, the Gotham pans I bought in Costco are worse than regular pans that are not advertised as non stick
I will try bringing them back to Costco
Ours stuck as well and developed a hole in the bottom!
Bought ours at Costco where we have always had good experiences with the products they sell there. These pans however, within about 6weeks of cooking with them as directed: without oil or butter- putting them in the dishwasher- were soon no longer performing the way they were advertised. Food was sticking to the bottom like crazy, no matter if I used PAM spray or even butter. Those pans are bogus. Save your money and buy something else.
The Gotham Steel Comp. highly advertised their product as the best non-stick pans. They are not non-stick. almost everything I cook in these pans sticks, especially on the sides. The only thing that does not stick is water. If I wanted something to warm up water in I sure wouldn’t have bought these pans.
This pan is a rift off, you need oil so that the egg will not stick. I move back to my old cast iron pan. If there is a class action lawsuit for the people who sells it here in North America, please let me know.
How do I sign up for the class action suit? My pans stick, discoloration, and my rivet came out. Very disappointed in the brand!
I want to join too!
yes like to also pan never worked eggs stick plus other foods cook bad
We were gifted pans and thrilled to use the non stick pans until we noticed things did start to stick after a few uses. We are currently buying a new set of non stick pans because these are worthless after just a few uses. Sad people lie and have false advertisement. They should not be allowed to basically take consumers money on a lie. Ty
Yes I am definitely experiencing blacking and sticking after just a few days of use. This is clearly not as advertised and would like to join the low suit.