Black & Decker class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Or Rothschild filed a class action lawsuit against Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
- Why: Rothschild claims Stanley Black & Decker unlawfully retained profits from unauthorized tariffs placed on Dewalt-branded products and other goods.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Connecticut federal court.
Black & Decker faces a tariff lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers for Dewalt-branded tools and outdoor equipment, which the company blamed on tariffs imposed by the federal government.
Plaintiff Or Rothschild filed the Black & Decker class action lawsuit in Connecticut federal court on June 25, alleging violations of the Wisconsin Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Rothschild claims Black & Decker raised the prices of the products to offset the cost of tariffs imposed by the federal government under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) beginning in 2025.
The class action lawsuit argues the Supreme Court later ruled the IEEPA tariffs were never legally authorized, meaning importers who paid those tariffs became eligible to recover the money — through refunds, reimbursements, reliquidation, abatements, exclusions or other relief from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Rothschild claims Stanley Black & Decker “has sought, preserved or intends to seek refunds” related to those same tariffs.
He argues that unless stopped, Black & Decker “stands to recover the same tariff payments twice — once from consumers through tariff-inflated prices and again from the federal government through tariff refunds.”
Rothschild wants to represent a nationwide class and Wisconsin subclass of consumers who purchased goods from Stanley Black & Decker during the class period when the company allegedly increased prices due to IEEPA tariffs.
Black & Decker tariff lawsuit estimates $200 million cost impact behind 2025 price hikes
According to the Black & Decker class action lawsuit, the company told investors in a November 2024 presentation that tariffs could create an estimated $200 million annualized cost impact and called “pricing actions” a critical way to offset it.
The tariff lawsuit says Black & Decker rolled out a “high-single digit U.S. Tools & Outdoor price increase” in April 2025, followed by a second round later that year. Rothschild says he bought several Dewalt-branded products in 2025 — including a cordless blower, an impact wrench and a battery-powered hedge trimmer — at prices that already reflected the tariff increases.
The class action lawsuit contends this pricing strategy became an unfair windfall once the tariffs were struck down, since Black & Decker had already collected the higher prices from customers.
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 news, Black & Decker recently agreed to pay $4.97 million to resolve claims it improperly calculated overtime wages for California employees.
Did you purchase Black & Decker goods at increased prices due to IEEPA tariffs? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Oren Faircloth of Siri & Glimstad LLP; M. Anderson Berry, Gregory Haroutunian and Brandon P. Jack of Emery Reddy P.C.; Jason T. Dennett and Gary M. Klinger of Milberg PLLC; Terence R. Coates and Jonathan T. Deters of Markovits, Stock & DeMarco LLC; and Zachary Arbitman and Nicole A. Maruzzi of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP.
The Black & Decker class action lawsuit is Rothschild v. Stanley Black & Decker Inc., Case No. 3:26-cv-01013, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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