Things you have work for years you will have to now toss out with no choice.. Luckily the leak Ive experienced only contaminated a couple blankets, sheets and a good pile of clothing. Omg I've also developed horrible eczema on my feet since I purchased the mattress in 2016! She developed rash on her skin. Im posting this but I wont stop here. Id like to join as well. I currently own two of these. At this point, everything she owns is covered in fibers. Im planning to examine the health impacts of this and seek compensation. I looked back that I purchased my daughters mattress in Aug. 2018, and her skin start to have rash in late Sep. 2018, and got very bad in April 2019. Today we are in the process of setting up a nursery for our little boy who is due in the end of July. We moved our mattress upstairs and decided to clean it. We were forced to evacuate the room and find another place to stay the night. I have an 8 king Zinus mattress I purchased back on March 2019. These conditions have been extremely debilitating. Our home was covered in fiberglass from ceiling to floor, inside and outside. Had itchy skin. Thankfully we realized early on what it was and was at least able to minimize the amount we spread to other parts of the apartment but we will need to sufficiently clean the bedroom. I think Ill have to get rid of everything I own and start over if I want this to finally end. The suit alleges defective design once the cover is removed exposing the glass fibers potentially causing personal injury and property damage. Despite the problematic individualized issues presented by plaintiffs class allegations, the court finds that Zinus has failed to carry its burden to definitively establish that plaintiffs class allegations are facially defective or inherently deficient, he wrote. When I shine the light in my room on object there is sparkles everywhere.
I have used those up and refilled them. Once we finally figured it out I contacted corporate they denied having fiberglass, then sent pictures and because I had a juice stain on the cover my claim was denied. Add me, I purchased one & now scared to hear about these mattresses!! I had the same thing. Can rips, tears, and holes in a mattress cause fiberglass to escape? Weve been itching for so long and I had no clue this was what we were dealing with. While she was washing the mattress, her sons were having fun jumping on the mattress, she alleges. I have a persistent, itchy rash on my back since purchasing my zinus mattress. Me and my girlfriend are trying to clean everything up but have had to throw away washer and dryer, towels, bedding, most of our clothes, and of course our mattress. I bought a Zinus matress and it was the worst mistake of my life. We bought a king size mattress and removed the pad to clean it and thats when we noticed the tiny fiber glass particles! The label stated not to remove the cover but the care instructions online only warned against jeopardizing the wonder delivery system and inhibiting the fire safety barrier which didnt seem problematic since I planned to replace it immediately after washing. Only gave me steroids and more pills. Extreme skin irritation and sinus problems only when I lay in my bed. This is a nightmare.. My boyfriend purchased a Zinus queen sized mattress in the beginning of 2018. I. He found many plaintiffs removed the cover and removed it regularly by inserting a finger and gently pulling. After some controlled breathing I tried to surmise they were not fiberglass and just tried vacuuming the room. I saw some news stories about the lawsuit out of Texas. I bought this mattress for my daughter, off of Walmart.
My college age daughter didnt even open up the case they were sticking out all over and underneath the bed there were many more shards. I too purchased 3 of these mattresses and have found after a closer look that they all have fiberglass particles. I am getting rid of them immediately. Now I have to throw that too. This is not a good or decent thing to do to people and not tell them ahead of time.
Washed the mattress cover Friday morning , put it back on bed. I still have receipt in my online Walmart account. expected to be mailed out. Shortly therafter I developed a horrendously itchy rash all over (mostly waist up) but never connected it to the mattress until recently. This is very unsettling and frustrating due to me purchasing this zinus mattress 3 years plus ago and I am now just finding out I have glass fibers everywhere. I to took the cover off to clean and now my husband and I are always feeling like we are being bit but now know it is fiberglass shards. Its a 10 inch memory foam one. I dont know were mine was made but it got glass all overin.my close every were er me myhome thats an rv I been breathing it for year now what doi do iam homeless as it is I cant afford motel someone help me. Yes I have a zinus mattress and both my self and my dog are dealing with extremely bad itching due to small slivers of fiberglass Ive been having problems with my breathing and coughing a lot I just found this out tonight and have no clue what to do with covid going on i dont have the money to get a new mattress and even if I did all the stores are closed its freezing outside so cant sleep in my vehicle my entire room is covered in fibers Im losing my mind. Still a possibility, although things are looking better for now.
Stayed up all night. I purchased one of these mattresses also. When I washed the cover, my husband did lie on the mattress and experienced itching and had breathing issues. Zinus needs to compensate people. Not thinking, I picked them up and commented about memory foam having feathers before my fianc explained how wrong my assumption was. Terms of Use | My zinus mattress fucked me up. The defendants have violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and are guilty of fraudulent concealment/fraudulent omission, and unjust enrichment, claims the Zinus class action lawsuit. Out of curiosity I googled it after my husband said it might be asbestos and found it was a fiber glass and read horror stories. Please add me. I have several Zinus mattresses in my vacation rental home. We have three zinus mattresses. How if I got rid of it because my whole room has it now . Stuff like my apparel from college has to be thrown out which is very sentimental. I have realized that the shiny material is fiberglass coming from the mattress cover. My two little boys and boyfriend really had It the worst and they experienced severe respiratory issues from the particles! Im not sure where go from here and how to clean this up. Im shocked that such a harmful thing like fiberglass would be used to manufacture a product that people sleep on every night.
Please tell me there can be some way I can be added to this list. Read multiple complaints of this in the reviews. We would have nothing left. I cleaned and dusted We came to the conclusion a few months later that is was the mattress. Yes add me. I bought one from Walmart and am worried about it after seeing it shine under a flashlight after itching. I just recently (2021) purchased one of these mattresses from Walmart and absolutely want to be reimbursed for this Zinus mattress! settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding Need a refund/replacements and house cleaned.
document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Top Class Actions is a Proud Member of the American Bar Association, Various Trademarks held by their respective owners. I couldnt figure out why my body was covered in an itchy rash that is very painful, has left permanent scarring and will not go away.
One Products liability suits are rarely sustainable as class actions because they raised individualized fact intensive issues involving causation, affirmative defenses, injuries, and damages, he wrote. There was a tag on the mattress but it only list the materials, honestly we didnt know not to wash the cover. All of our clothes are in the upstairs part of our bungalow. Please add. Glass fibers that become embedded in human skin may require surgical intervention for removal.. Read some information about this mattress. I purchased 3 mattress for childrens but my house burn down. He says that all of this irritation is because of his mattress that contains 64% fiberglass. Add me, Please add me we got 2 full size from walmart, I bought a Queen size at Sams Club. is_redirect && ! I just purchased a twin Zinus mattress February 22, 2021 and registered the purchase on Februry 24, 2021, for warranty updates and product information. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) Have you ever wondered whats in your mattress? Days of cleaning and trying to get control of the mess and having to repaint the hallway and laundry room, have our air/heating system cleaned and throwing away a ton of clothes that were ruined from the shards being in our washer and dryer. We put back the newly washed cover of the mattress. certiPUR-us certified foam is made without phthalates, FLAME RETARDANTS, formaldehyde, or harmful chemicals yeah ok nice try you just lied! In addition, the warning does not state that removing the outer cover can cause the mattress content to be released into the environment, causing significant injuries to the customers, the plaintiffs maintain. They keep emailing me and calling and it feels like a scam. , The Zinus class action lawsuit states that on Feb. 14 2020, a. aired on a CBS affiliate in St. Louis documenting the danger lurking in your mattress. The news story outlined the plaintiffs experience in this case when the Zinus mattress released a large amount of glass fibers, causing life-threatening injuries to their family. Had the exact issues as everyone else. But, I feel like we should get a new mattress after reading all of this. Dry itchy skin. After all of this we were continuing to still find the tiny shards on clothing and bedding for over 6 months. Why the strong smell?
I purchased a Zinus mattress for my daughter and withing a few weeks her face was swelling terribly, itchy red patches, and so uncomfortable for her she missed a ton if school. We experience the fibreglass issue too . I never unzipped the cover when it was in the house! We cant even buy new sheets. We have been experiencing night sweats but when away from home we have no issues, purchased two, one in 2019 and one in 2020, Purchased 3 from amazon between 2018 and 2019.
In October I was hospitalized with bronchitis. This happened to me too, I removed the cover and could not figure out why me and my kid were so rashy and itchy!! I feel exactly the same way. I later realized that my symptoms flared up badly when I would lay down at night. He found a tag on some Zinus mattresses instructed users to wash the cover and dry it on a gentle cycle and other mattresses warned, Do not remove cover.. Please add us if possible. Weve never taken the top off of any of the mattress. I bought 3 of the Zinus mattresses for my children and recently discovered that the mattresses have contaminated our entire house with fiberglass. Purchased around 2 years ago. I just dealt with it. I checked my sofa and sure enough its on it as well!!!! We have both shown signs of respiratory irritation and skin problems. Like so many others, it seems we have been duped. I can promise you thatfiber GLASS particles smh!! I own 3 zinus mattresses.
The company my fianc has worked for for years closed temporarily last year and reopened under a new name and told him he is no longer eligible for insurance since he now hasnt technically worked there for a full year. Those are things I can definitely say weve experienced as a family. Can exposure to the fiberglass in a mattresses cause allergic reactions? We had just moved to a new house. The night I. How can I contact someone about this? I just bought one. Ive had the same horrible experience with our mattress. I bought 1 from Amazon a few years ago. I have to take Benadryl to make it stop so I can sleep. Hes never had them before. holy cow, Im sleeping on one now for about 2 years, and was ABOUT to strip it to wash the cover! Are these the ones from the lawsuit?? I have lost more money than what the matress was worth can someor tell be how yo get rid off the washer and dryer fibberglass because they are 2000 washers and dryer i cant afford to throw them away. Its been 3 days since I slept on the bed and I am still experiencing sharp pains and itchy skin from fiberglass that is imbedded in me. I want to be part of this law suit sue them and get us money for all this trouble and health issue , I never took my cover off and I washed the sheets and I laid a black shirt on the mattress and I noticed sparkles on the shirtI read about thisanyway I do not know what made this mattress leak ..but I shined a flashlight in there, no one sleeps in there..its a guest room..I do not see anymoreI had laid books on the mattress so I checked them with a flashlight in a dark room but seen nothing ..I have put plastic over it and I am incasing it and throwing it away but something needs to be donehopefully, I keep looking with a flashlightthe company said they would replace itI do not want another poison mattress they should pay me . So, I just put a flat sheet over the bed and slept on it as is with my comforter, for the night. I have the same issue. I have washed 1 if the queen topper covers and have had the same problem of itchy rash and small cuts on our skin. I washed the mattress cover with some white clothes and now in my house is contaminated. Mine shows the mattresses from 2017 & 2018 purchases. Since we have had the mattresses we both have had skin irritations as well as multiple upper respiratory infections. warranty barrier, or in other words removal will void warranty, which i was fine with.. i was not fine with unleasing fiberglass into my entire home now requiring hours if not days of work.
Include me in this class action law suit. I purchased a Zinus mattress from Wayfair in May 2020. My anxiety and depression is at an all time high due to this. Add me to the list please. I have medical documentation and the medication they have been put on.
Abdominal pain. I havent removed the cover since then. The number of people having negative experiences from this product seems to be growing and I am concerned for the millions of people who currently own this hazard or will unwittingly bring this hazard into their homes. I purchased a Zinus mattress a few years ago, and recently had a spill on the mattress so I took off the cover to wash, but noticed my hands and arms were hurting and incredibly itchy. I bought a zinus mattress from wal mart in 2020 .. At first i thought i was itching from something i ate but i see it was from my mattress i cant afford to lose any more money i had to buy an air mattress twice because i am not comfortable on this mattress i am 67 years old please help me get my money back.. Why wouldnt the fiberglass be listed along with the other materials? I am horrified by reading this!! This is insane.
I just bought this mattress what should I do, Purchased in 2019.
The itching is so bad I would have rather rolled around on a cactus plant. Interestingly, my youngest had a bloody nose and I almost unzipped the cover that morning. Purchased my Zinus from Amazon in 2017. I left it out to dry all night. My body was so itchy and thought it was bed bugs or something else at first. took off the cover last night to wash it, and checked the care tag for washing instructions noticed the DO NOT REMOVE tag. Their health and safety is much more important than mine. What the hell. What do I have to do to join this ?? I seen the lawsuit advertised on television a couple of weeks ago and never put 2 and 2 together. Why use fiberglass when there are other alternatives for fire retardants? I have an air purifier but how am I supposed to clean up please help. It was miserable. We noticed this heavily but had I realized it was fiberglass it would have been gone long ago. I purchased a matter as for my young son. Ive had a sinus for 5 years and have developed pretty serious asthma. Made a purchase in 2017 suffered from respiratory issues. My husband and I purchased a Zinus queen size mattress about a year ago. Now that I am finding out about how it impacts us on a health level, my concern is heightened and am curious about how to go forward from this. I literally have no room to be replacing all of my clothes, let alone other stuff it has come into contact with. We have a zinus mattress from amazon. . The psychological stress is the unbearable. the fiber glass gets on everything and makes us itchy. Theyve all experienced bad reactions to the mattresses. We started to notice little white shiney hair like particles everywhere on just about everything we owned inside our home. I removed the zippered cover to give the cover a thourough cleaning and I was stunned to observe the glass particles on top of the foam ( and now floating about the room.) I bought in 2016. Not dissimilar to what my significant other has been experiencing all over his body and scalp frequently. Like everyone else , took the cover off to wash and found glass fibers poking out . I purchased a Zinus mattress please contact me. I have also just discovered these tiny shiny particles all over my house, clothes, walls, furniture..everywhere. My 5 year-old also slept with my older daughter in another room for a few months, during that time her eczema seemed got better.
Ive called the CDC, poison control, Servpro and even zinus for clean up information and all have told me it will not harm me, itll just be irritating to deal with, and a hepa vacuum and wiping surfaces down should suffice in cleanup. Was seeking information on what it wasnow I know ugh. Its not even 2 years old yet! This web site is designed for general information only. Please contact me we purchased a Zinus mattress on Amazon in 2020. I have never removed the cover yet have noticed reflective glass hair line pieces all around my house. BIG mistake. I broke out in hives. So it took longer, and air dried it she happened to see my bed and instantly said I think thats fiberglass. I purchased on Amazon back in 2017 and have no idea what to doafter years of thinking it was all in my head my kids were always getting infections cronic coughing, and constatly itchy It now all makes sense. What do I do??
I only just started finding the glass fibers today after washing my bedsheets. Will be used in accordance with our terms of service & privacy policy. Its SO uncomfortable. I cant sleep or see without everything being blurred. Took the same action and decided to clean the zipper bound cover again, not seeing any sign of notice / caution / warning. is_confirmation;var mt = parseInt(jQuery('html').css('margin-top'), 10) + parseInt(jQuery('body').css('margin-top'), 10) + 100;if(is_form){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_805').html(form_content.html());if(form_content.hasClass('gform_validation_error')){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_805').addClass('gform_validation_error');} else {jQuery('#gform_wrapper_805').removeClass('gform_validation_error');}setTimeout( function() { /* delay the scroll by 50 milliseconds to fix a bug in chrome */ jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gform_wrapper_805').offset().top - mt); }, 50 );if(window['gformInitDatepicker']) {gformInitDatepicker();}if(window['gformInitPriceFields']) {gformInitPriceFields();}var current_page = jQuery('#gform_source_page_number_805').val();gformInitSpinner( 805, 'https://topclassactions.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg' );jQuery(document).trigger('gform_page_loaded', [805, current_page]);window['gf_submitting_805'] = false;}else if(!is_redirect){var confirmation_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('.GF_AJAX_POSTBACK').html();if(!confirmation_content){confirmation_content = contents;}setTimeout(function(){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_805').replaceWith(confirmation_content);jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gf_805').offset().top - mt);jQuery(document).trigger('gform_confirmation_loaded', [805]);window['gf_submitting_805'] = false;wp.a11y.speak(jQuery('#gform_confirmation_message_805').text());}, 50);}else{jQuery('#gform_805').append(contents);if(window['gformRedirect']) {gformRedirect();}}jQuery(document).trigger('gform_post_render', [805, current_page]);} );} ); I dont know what to do. I,purchased a 12:inch queen mattress for my daughter in 2000, she slept on it for a year.she loved the mattress very much. Cueto Law is one of the first firms to sue. Its in my washer and dryer and on the ceiling fan. Looks like Amazon took the listing down since i cannot find the receipt on my history! Purchased two Zinus mattresses in 2017. Not to mention layin in the bed causes occasional itching still. I purchased a mattress in October 2019 and never took the cover off of it. I have these mattresses. Its on everything. The mattress releases some type of dust that sticks to everything. Slept on it for a couple days and started itching so much I cant sleep on it. These allegations suggest that the affirmative defenses available to Zinus may vary widely from one individual plaintiff to another, posing a significant roadblock to class wide adjudication of claims and defenses, he wrote. I have read that this fibers can be harmful to lungs and skin if exposed for long period. Even went to a dermatologist. I showered and used a towel that I had folded and put away, not knowing it was washed in fiberglass. Bought two of these in 2017 and fiberglass everywhere now. My husband and I have had respiratory issues from the mattress. We are sleeping on the couch, and had to put out hundreds of dollars to order a new mattress online. But every time she comes back home her COPD flares up. I have purchased a 12 inch from Zinus I didnt know it was dangerous! It came with a bright yellow FYI type paper that throws around terms arbitration dispute resolution lawsuits which led me to google search, 1 star review reading and this site. But I can see sparkles all around the bottom part of the bed. Its in our clothes, sheets and who knows where else. Purchased through Amazon dec 2017/ Jan 2018.. opened the cover zipper to air out as it had pretty funkish kind of smell when i first bought, zipped the zipper back, didnt think about anything then three years later.. thought about buying a replacement cover so I could swap in between two while one being washed oh my did I type in the correct keywords in google? I was giving a prescription of prednisone and 3 tubes of ointment Triamcinolone Acetonide cream. Referrals |
Our house clothing everything is covered with the fibers and we are all itching like crazy and have severe lung or respiratory problem.
Please help. Disgusted. Unfortunately I bought a new 12 inch one for her a month ago. Need to join the class action law suit. The cover has never been removed. I started cleaning and checking everything only to find thousands and thousands of glass shards in and on everything and at first thought it was dog hair as we have a little doggie. i noticed my clothes that were on a luggage that were not exposed to the contamination from the matress had fiberglass on them. 
This is unacceptable. I couldnt pin point what the heck was bugging me. Due to my daughter having asthma I wont open the second mattress and will have to get legal advised. Yes I purchased 3 between 2017 and 2018 that broke and were defective, I thought that I was the only one that had the glass fiber issues. At the moment, the class-action lawsuit filed against Zinus in the spring of 2020 is awaiting the approval of class certification. I would like to know further on this and if you can add me to the list. We have 3 Zinus beds. Finally tonight I looked up the mattress on google. I just removed the outer cover today to wash it (bought it in 2015 and thought it was time) and now I am noticing all these tiny reflective hairs on my clothing in the light.. Nowwhat is the solution to safely proceed, any suggestions or tips on how to move forward safely, not sure what to do. Starting from 0, had to throw everything i owned and everything i buy now I check, no chemicals no fiberglass. I have moved and it seems as if it moved with me even after having to purchase a new bed. I have two of these mattresses and just put a flashlight over the second mattress that has the top cover over it (never been opened) and I can see these reflective fibers, the same fibers that are now all over my apartment. Why in the heck did they put zippers on the outer cover if we werent supposed to take it off and wash it? Weve been dealing with the same issue. In the meantime, the class-action lawsuit continues, as several hundred plaintiffs in 40 states are suing the manufacturer. I stumbled across a post on Tumblr today talking about the lawsuit. Does the label of mattresses mention the presence of fiberglass? 
