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My Pillow Sued

BLH — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:05:42 GMT

My Pillow has agreed to pay one million dollars for saying that the pillow helps with medical conditions.

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hopi — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:10:46 GMT

"Those Pillows" smell awful, feel like vomit and gave me the sorest neck ever.

Everybody sues.

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2blonde — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:12:27 GMT

Yeah, you gotta be careful what you say. It's hard to believe anyone would think it really could solve a medical problem, but I imagine it would ease some people's discomfort. It's all in the wording. That's why show hosts always say a beauty cream will improve the "appearance" of (older skin, dry sking saggy skin, etc.).

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Mz iMac — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:13:15 GMT

@hopi wrote:
"Those Pillows" smell awful, feel like vomit and gave me the sorest neck ever.
Everybody sues.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:20:34 GMT

I have the My Pillow from the last TSV. There is absolutely no odor to them whatsoever and I haven't slept as well in ages as I have since by those pillows.

There is an entire thread in Community about this lawsuit. I don't know if they've ever said anything on QVC. This may be infomercial related.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:20:42 GMT

Minnesota company My Pillow’s sweet dreams were made of a patented open-cell, poly-foam design created by inventor Michael J. Lindell. The pillow, a staple of late-night TV infomercials, was an American success story. It has sold some 18 million pillows since the first sale in 2005. My Pillow’s Twitter feed showed celebrities like actors Frankie Muniz and Neil Patrick Harris, former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard and, most recently, GOP nominee Donald Trump accepting a My Pillow into their lives.

My Pillow promised comfort, coolness and, as Lindell described it in one commercial, an ability to keep sleepers from “flip-flopping all night long like a guppy.” Lindell told Consumer Reports in February that My Pillow ads ran nightly across the United States, and up to 10 times daily on the Fox network. The ads worked. At $50 a chunk-foam-filled pop, the company earned $100 million annually for the past several years, per a Minnesota Star Tribune report.

But a recent lawsuit successfully argued My Pillow overstated its claims, deflating the pillow company’s meteoric rise. Last Wednesday, 10 district attorneys from California sued My Pillow in Alameda County Superior Court, in Oakland, alleging the company had engaged in deceptive and false advertisements.

My Pillow claimed it could prevent sleep loss associated with insomnia, restless leg syndrome, neck pain, fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, migraines and other ailments. This caught the skeptical eye of consumer watchdog group Truth in Advertising.org, which investigated the claims and argued there was no support from scientific evidence.

TINA.org also took issue with the fact that Lindell used the title of “sleep expert,” though he had no formal training as such. My Pillow promoted itself as the official pillow of the National Sleep Foundation — without disclosing the company had a financial relationship with the organization. The consumer group said it supplied information from its investigation to officials in California, one of the states where My Pillow advertises.

On the same day that the district attorneys filed the suit, My Pillow settled for civil penalties amounting to $1,095,000, $995,000 of which will be allocated to the California counties. The settlement also appears to have smothered the pillow company’s public relationship with the National Sleep Foundation. TINA.org said that prior to the suit, the foundation sold the pillows on its website but it no longer does so.

The pillow company scrubbed the medical claims from its ads in California and may not make any such statements until it has conducted clinical trials. My Pillow counsel Joe Springer told the Star Tribune on Wednesday that the company stopped claiming the pillows had health benefits even before the trial. TINA.org agreed, noting that My Pillow erased such claims from its website homepage shortly after the group issued a warning letter in February.

“With this settlement, we are able to avoid a costly and drawn out court case and turn our attention back to our number one passion, our customers,” Lindell said in a statement. He told the Star Tribune the company did not admit fault, preferring to “pay out rather than pay millions to prove our innocence.” The company also said it will donate $100,000 to California nonprofits as part of the settlement, to support the homeless and domestic violence victims.

A separate California class action suit brought against My Pillow, which also settled in October, allows households that purchased a pillow to claim a $5 refund.

The quest to find the perfect pillow need not be an epic one. Robert Gotlin, director of Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, told the New York Times in 2015 that as a rule of thumb, if a pillow feels comfortable, it’s a fit.

“The real answer is, there is no answer,” Gotlin said to the Times. “Foam or any of these pillows with the divots, the cutout supports, these are marketing items that have their own research attached that supports their claims. The best advice is to just pick one that feels good.”

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Nightowlz — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:55:27 GMT

He said it Could not that it Does. LOL!!! So stupid IMO to sue My Pillow. Who comes up with all these type lawsuits & where does all the money go. It says anyone who purchased one could get a $5 refund. So what. How many people will hear about this & actually ask for the $5??? Probably not enough to amount to a million dollars so where will that money go???

They must dream up all these lawsuits to line someones pockets.

I don't own a My Pillow. I use a latex pillow. It's the only thing that helps my neck.

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Puppy Lips — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:17:43 GMT

I have a My Pillow. It is okay -- it did not change my life though. And there is no odor whatsoever. What bothers me is that companies like My Pillow, and WEN, decide to settle out of court to get it over with and to avoid paying more. That is a sad state of our legal system, that is better to pay out and get it over with than to fight and have your day in court to prove you did nothing wrong, and end up paying even more just in legal fees.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:31:16 GMT

@Puppy Lips

In my Don King's voice, "ONLY IN AMERICA!!!"

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Brooklynny — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:40:39 GMT

I'm sorry, but anyone who actually believes that a pillow will cure all those medical conditions is naive. Caveat Emptor...remember that?

I bought My Pillow as a QVC TSV to help support my neck during the night so I wouldn't wake up with headaches. I wanted to see if it could help, and it did because I can smoosh and manipulate it into the position that's best for me. It didn't cure my headaches. It merely eliminated the strain on my neck from improper pillow support that caused the headaches. That's not a cure, it's an adjustment.

l also did not buy them so that I wouldn't toss and turn like a guppy. I toss and turn because I'm a restless sleeper and suffer from insomnia. No pillow will do that -- it's clearly impossible. Only a doctor can help treat significant insomnia. It's just ridiculous to think otherwise.

If the company got fined, good, but I never heard any of those medical claims made recently on QVC (only from some callers, and they're quickly corrected by the host). I think their Legal Department is more savvy than that and would never allow those words to come from the vendor or the host.

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gmkb — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:13:37 GMT

I have a My Pillow and like it a lot. There is no odor and it is quite comfortable. You would have to be very naive or desperate to believe a pillow will cure your medical problem.

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hopi — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:15:08 GMT

@Mz iMac

@Mz iMac wrote:
@hopi wrote:
"Those Pillows" smell awful, feel like vomit and gave me the sorest neck ever.
Everybody sues.

At least I didn't sue

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Sooner — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:22:01 GMT

I read "MY PILLOW SUED" and wanted to ask "WHO did your pillow sue and did it win? Sorry, I had to say it!!! LOL!!!

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Pook — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:44:41 GMT

I love my "My Pillow" and I have never noticed any smell at all!! I also never heard any medical cure claims in the presentations! It's true most people will benefit healthwise if they can get steady sleep nightly. It's also true that many with medical issues will benefit from a comfy pillow they can sleep well with but saying that's not a medical claim of any cures by using this pillow and nothing to sue over!!

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Perkup — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:49:55 GMT

I have a couple of the king size ones. DH ordered them a few months ago. He didn't like them at all. Gave them both to me, and I have to say they do absolutely nothing for me. They smell ok, but they aren't very comfortable and I prefer my down pillows to them 100%. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I use one as a body pillow sometimes, and occassionally put one under my knees. Otherwise, NO!!

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clangle — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 23:54:42 GMT

Ha Ha! My first thought was that someone was suing the OP's pillow.

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January121 — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 02:01:34 GMT

@hopi wrote:
"Those Pillows" smell awful, feel like vomit and gave me the sorest neck ever.
Everybody sues.

@hopi ..... I have 10 of these pillows & not one of them smell .... I don't know where you got yours from but, maybe it picked up a smell from wherever you bought it .....I find my pillow is the best pillow I have ever bought & I get the best sleep using my pillow!!!!!

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hopi — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 02:23:30 GMT

@January121

Ordered a set from Q when they were the TSV.

They went back immediately.

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violann — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:09:54 GMT

I hope you're using the term "....feel like vomit...." as a figure of speech. For all my experience with vomit as a mom of two, I can NEVER recall the experience of feeling it.

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sidsmom — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:11:33 GMT

A true Pillow Fight! Ba-da-hiss