Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse Sued For Allegedly Knifing Consumers
Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse SUED For Knifing Consumers
Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse are accused of duping hungry consumers into buying bogus cooking knives ... this according to a new lawsuit.
Emeril Lagasse has been the pitchman for the cutlery, which he has been selling on the Home Shopping Network. Martha Stewart's company -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia -- owns Emeril's product line.
The knives in question had the words "Solingen, Germany" emblazoned on the blade, leading consumers to believe the product was manufactured by the world-famous Solingen knife-makers. But according to the suit, the knives were cheap knock-offs made in China.
And this is funny. The lawsuit highlights some crappy consumer reviews on HSN's website. Por ejemplo: "That is terrible when a top chef lies to you on TV ... Emeril cannot be trusted with what he advertises." Another review says the knives "were rusting and were breaking in half."
The suit -- which seeks $2 mil in damages for each trademark infringement -- was filed by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid, which owns the Solingen name.
