DeWalt Wet/Dry Vacuums
Allegations: Products do not achieve the advertised horsepower during actual use
Allegations: Deceptively marketing the composition of certain titanium and cobalt drill bits and saw blades
Starke et al. v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
C-03-CV-21-001091, Maryland state court – Baltimore
(April 2021)
Certain Bostich, Craftsman, DEWALT, Irwin, MAC Tools, and Matco drill bits
Certain DEWALT and Lenox saw blades
Deceptively marketing the composition of certain titanium and cobalt drill bits and saw blades
Settled
(Final approval granted)
https://www.titaniumcobaltsettlement.com/
Allegations: Products do not achieve the advertised horsepower during actual use
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products expire and if used after the expiration date, may crack, split, or explode
In August 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Stanley Black & Decker alleging that its Craftsman wet/dry vacuums only achieve a small fraction of the advertised peak horsepower. For…