
Krud Kutter Cleaning Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-toxic and earth friendly
Nemirovsky et al. v. Rust-Oleum Corp.
23-cv-977, S.D.N.Y.
(Feb. 2023)
Rust-Oleum and Zinsser Paint & Primer Products
Misleadingly marketing that products containing both paint and primer cover surfaces in one coat without applying a separate primer when they do not work as advertised
Pending
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-toxic and earth friendly
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products provide twice the coverage as Rust-Oleum’s general purpose spray paints
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as tung oil when tung oil is not the primary ingredient
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as durable and weather resistant when they prematurely degrade, peel, flake, and deteriorate
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the glass treatment “Lasts Over 100 Car Washes” and “Lasts 2X Longer*”
Allegations: Falsely marketing Restore products as superior and durable when they chip, peel, flake, and deteriorate prematurely
When companies green it, they better mean it.
A recent spate of class-action lawsuits, including three involving Windex, allege household cleaners marketed as “non-toxic” contain harmful ingredients.
An industry self-regulatory board claims to have caught the company red handed.