Nespresso class action claims Vertuo Next coffee machines are defective

Nespresso class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Denise Fahey-Ramirez filed a class action lawsuit against Nespresso USA Inc.
• Why: Fahey-Ramirez claims Nespresso sold Vertuo Next coffee machines that leak water after normal use.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.

A new class action lawsuit alleges Nespresso sold Vertuo Next coffee machines that leak water after normal use, making them unusable. 

Plaintiff Denise Fahey-Ramirez claims Nespresso’s Vertuo Next coffee machines, marketed as the most versatile model for the popular Nespresso Vertuo brewing system, are defective.

Fahey-Ramirez argues the alleged defect causes the coffee machines to develop serious water leaks that impede the brewing process, rendering them unusable.

“Contrary to Nespresso’s representations, the Devices are designed and manufactured with an inherent defect that results in water leakage and compromises the ability of the machines to operate as intended,” the Nespresso class action alleges. 

Fahey-Ramirez wants to represent a nationwide class and Florida subclass of consumers who, during the applicable statute of limitations, purchased a Vertuo Next coffee machine that leaked.

Nespresso Vertuo Next coffee machines leak water, class action says

Fahey-Ramirez argues Nespresso has been aware of the leakage defect since the machines were introduced to the U.S. market in 2020 but has continued to sell them without addressing the issue.

Consumers, meanwhile, have for years reported the coffee machines fail after limited use — often shortly after the expiration of the one-year warranty — yet Nespresso has failed to publicly acknowledge the defect or offer adequate remedies, the Nespresso class action alleges. 

“Through records of (customer) interactions alone, Nespresso has been made aware of the pervasiveness of the Leakage Defect and their customers’ unhappiness,” the Nespresso class action says. 

Fahey-Ramirez claims Nespresso is guilty of unjust enrichment, breach of express warranty and breach of implied warranty, and in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of monetary, treble and statutory damages for herself and all class members. 

In other coffee machine-related news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fined Keurig Dr. Pepper $1.5 million last year and ordered it to not file inaccurate information in its annual reports to the agency after determining Keurig made misleading statements in its annual reports about the recyclability of its K-Cup coffee and tea pods. 

Have you ever purchased a Vertuo Next coffee machine that leaked? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Nicholas A. Migliaccio and Jason S. Rathod of Migliaccio & Rathod LLP; David A. Goodwin, Daniel E. Gustafson and Kaitlyn L. Dennis of Gustafson Gluek PLLC; and Scott D. Hirsch of Scott Hirsch Law Group PLLC.

The Nespresso class action lawsuit is Fahey-Ramirez, et al. v. Nespresso USA Inc., Case No. 1:25-cv-01684, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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