Rawlings class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Brian Duryea filed a class action lawsuit against Rawlings Sporting Goods Co. Inc.
- Why: Duryea claims Rawlings misled consumers by failing to disclose the basis on which its baseball and fastpitch bats were certified.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Utah federal court.
A new class action lawsuit alleges Rawlings Sporting Goods misled consumers by advertising its baseball and fastpitch bats as certified for use in organized leagues without disclosing how the certification was obtained.
Plaintiff Brian Duryea claims Rawlings failed to tell consumers whether its bats were certified through performance testing or merely based on cosmetic changes from previously approved models.
Duryea argues the distinction is crucial for consumers who rely on certification to ensure the bats meet league standards.
“Had that information been disclosed, the plaintiff would have paid less or not purchased the bats at all,” the Rawlings class action lawsuit says.
Duryea wants to represent a nationwide class and, in the alternative, state subclasses of consumers who purchased a Rawlings, Easton, Combat, Miken and/or Worth brand baseball or fastpitch bat within the past four years.
Consumers misled about performance of bats, class action says
Duryea claims Rawlings advertised its bats as having material improvements while, at the same time, telling certifying bodies they were unchanged from prior models.
Consumers, therefore, were misled into believing they were purchasing bats with enhanced performance features, the Rawlings class action lawsuit alleges.
“Defendant marketed material and specific improvements to bat components to consumers while simultaneously representing to certifying bodies that the bats had changed only cosmetically,” the Rawlings class action says.
Duryea claims Rawlings is guilty of unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of express warranty.
The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory and punitive damages for himself and all class members.
In other recent baseball-related legal news, three consumers filed a class action lawsuit against the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club L.P. and Fenway Sports Group Holdings LLC earlier this year over claims the Red Sox falsely advertised prices for Fenway Park tickets using “drip pricing” and hidden fees.
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The plaintiff is represented by Kennedy D. Nate of Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C.
The Rawlings class action lawsuit is Duryea v. Rawlings Sporting Goods Co. Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-00023-DBP, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
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