Nectar mattress class action alleges fiberglass leaks into consumers’ homes

Nectar mattress class action overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Adam Aldrich filed a class action lawsuit against Resident Home, LLC, Ashley Global Retail LLC, and Ashley Furniture Industries LLC.
• Why: Aldrich alleges Nectar mattresses leak toxic fiberglass into consumers’ homes without adequate warning.
• Where: The Nectar mattress class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.

A new class action lawsuit alleges Residential Home’s Nectar mattresses contain toxic fiberglass that leaks into consumers’ homes through regular use.

Plaintiff Adam Aldrich claims Nectar failed to disclose that their memory foam mattresses contain a fire-retardant fiberglass sock that seeps through the outer cover, releasing glass particles into the surrounding environment.

“Fiberglass poses a serious safety risk to consumers,” the Nectar class action lawsuit says, alleging that exposure can cause severe skin, eye, and respiratory irritation and that even minor contamination can require professional remediation costing tens of thousands of dollars.

According to the class action lawsuit, once airborne, fiberglass travels through home ventilation systems, embedding permanently in clothing, furniture, and carpeting throughout the entire residence.

The complaint alleges Nectar concealed this defect from product labeling while marketing the mattresses as safe.

“Plaintiff and similarly situated consumers paid a price premium for their mattresses, as they would not have purchased the mattresses (or would have purchased them on substantially different terms) had they known about the defects from it and the risk to their health and safety,” the complaint says.

Defendants face claims under California’s Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law, and Consumer Legal Remedies Act, as well as fraud, unjust enrichment, and breach of express warranty.

The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief, restitution, and compensatory and punitive damages for himself and all class members.

Class action: Nectar shows a history of concealment

The Nectar class action lawsuit further alleges that the company has a history of concealment that predates Aldrich’s purchase of a Queen-size mattress in March 2022.

According to claims in the lawsuit, in 2019, Nectar denied using fiberglass in their products entirely, only acknowledging its presence after public consumer complaints forced their hand.

Even then, the company claimed the material was “not the harmful type [of fiberglass] that most think of” — a characterization the complaint directly disputes, noting there are no non-irritating types of fiberglass.

The class action argues that Nectar initially encouraged consumers to wash the removable outer cover without any fiberglass warning; while a vague label added around 2022, due to customer complaints, cited the risk of “injury or death” but never mentioned fiberglass. 

Aldrich states that, “The leaking fiberglass was discoverable only after purchase and use of the Mattresses,”  and that a tag on the mattress listed “Glass Fiber … 23%” but gave no warning the material would escape through regular use.

Meanwhile, the Mattress Firm is facing allegations it misled consumers into believing they were receiving substantial, limited-time discounts on their products.

Have you ever owned a Nectar mattress? What do you think of the allegations made in the Nectar class action lawsuit? Do you own a Nectar mattress? Let us know in the comments.

Aldrich is represented by Neal J. Deckant, Joshua B. Glatt, and Ryan B. Martin of Bursor & Fisher, P.A.

The Nectar mattress class action lawsuit is Aldrich v. Resident Home, LLC, et al., Case No. 5:25-cv-01791, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

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