Whirlpool Dishwashers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing dishwashers as “high quality” and needing fewer repairs when they leak and cause damage
AquaLift Ovens
January 2020: This case was consolidated with another related case, Danielkiewicz v. Whirlpool Corp.
October 2019: The case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-13084, E.D. Mich.)
September 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Whirlpool Corp. for allegedly falsely advertising AquaLift ovens as “self-cleaning” when, according to the plaintiffs, the ovens do not “self-clean” as advertised because the the AquaLift technology only works on some parts of ovens. (McEachern et al v. Whirlpool Corp., Case No. 2019-176683, Michigan State Court – Oakland)
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Whirlpool, Whirlpool Gold, and Maytag Dishwashers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing dishwashers as high quality and durable when they leak due to a defect
Whirlpool Dishwashers
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Whirlpool for allegedly falsely marketing that certain models of Whirlpool Gold®, Whirlpool, JennAir, Kenmore, KitchenAid, and Maytag dishwashers are “high-quality” and…
Glass Cooktops from Whirlpool, KitchenAid, and Jenn-Air
In November 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Whirlpool KitchenAid, and Jenn-Air for allegedly misleadingly representing that they offer high-quality products with touch controls that turn their glass cooktops…
AquaLift Self-Cleaning Technology in Whirlpool Ovens
In December 2018, two false advertising class-action lawsuits filed against Whirlpool Corp. were consolidated to be heard together. The complaints allege that Whirlpool falsely markets that the AquaLift® Self-Cleaning Technology…
Whirlpool Self-Cleaning Ovens
In March 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Whirlpool for allegedly misleadingly marketing ovens with a High-Temperature Self-Cleaning Cycle. According to the complaint, the company represents that the self-cleaning…
KitchenAid Refrigerators
May 2017: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement. June 2016: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a false advertising class-action lawsuit against Whirlpool. The complaint,…
Whirlpool’s AquaLift® Self-Cleaning Technology
In June 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Whirlpool Corp. for, among other things, allegedly deceptively marketing its AquaLift® Self-Cleaning Technology as able to “self-clean[]” an oven in less…
Maytag’s Centennial Washing Machines
In May 2016, Whirlpool (a manufacturer of home appliances) and several stores named as defendants in a false advertising class-action lawsuit opposed a February 2016 motion to certify a class.…
Maytag Centennial Washing Machines
In February 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Whirlpool Corporation for allegedly misrepresenting the water and energy efficiency of Maytag Centennial washing machines (specifically, model numbers MVWC6ESWW0, MVWC6ESWW1, MVWC7ESWW0).…
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