Simmons class action claims company falsely advertises Beautyrest products as having higher thread counts

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Simmons class action overview: 

• Who: Plaintiff Loriann Staples filed a class action lawsuit against Simmons Bedding Co. LLC.
• Why: The plaintiff claims the 1,000 thread count claim on Simmons’ Beautyrest bedding and linen products is deceptive because they actually have a 216 thread count.
• Where: The Simmons class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in California but the lawsuit applies across the United States.
• What are my options: Try Macy’s for alternatives to Simmons Beautyrest.

Plaintiff Loriann Staples filed a class action lawsuit against Simmons Bedding Co. LLC, claiming the company’s 1,000 thread count Beautyrest products including bedding and linen actually have a thread count of 216.

The plaintiff claims she and others read the bedding packaging and purchased the bedding based on the thread-count claims, which the lawsuit says are not true.

Thread count is calculated by counting the number of threads in both the warp and filling directions and counting plied yarns as one yarn. But Simmons instead chose to count the plied yarns individually, which raises the count artificially and deceives consumers, the lawsuit claims.

That form of counting creates confusion and causes consumers harm, the Federal Trade Commission was quoted as saying, which can lead consumers to be misled, 

“Despite knowing the long-standing industry standards, Defendant deviated from the traditional thread counting standards to mislead consumers,” the lawsuit says. “Defendant’s Beautyrest Products were manufactured, marketed, advertised, sold, and/or distributed with inflated thread counts.”

Simmons did not respond to or act on a pre-suit notice regarding implied and express warranties, lawsuit says

Simmons did not reply to or act on a pre-suit notice sent April 7 by the plaintiff related to the Beautyrest products. 

Several mattress companies faced antitrust violation claims in 2020 after they were accused of making false and defamatory claims to government agencies in an attempt to restrain and monopolize the industry.

Have you purchased bedding based on thread count claims that you don’t believe are true? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Joel D. Smith and Brittany S. Scott of Bursor and Fisher PA.

The Simmons class action lawsuit is Staples, et al. v. Simmons Bedding Co. LLC, Case No. 4:23-cv-02427, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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