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Black & Decker Inc. d/b/a DeWalt labels some of its wet/dry vacuums with misleading claims about horsepower, according to a class action lawsuit filed April 25 in Connecticut federal court.
Plaintiff Michael St. Onge points to several DeWalt vacuum products that purportedly produce “4 Peak Horsepower,” “5 Peak Horsepower,” “5.5 Peak Horsepower,” “6 Peak Horsepower,” and “6.5 Peak Horsepower.”
The DeWalt class action lawsuit says it is “physically impossible” for a DeWalt vacuum to achieve horsepower output anywhere close to these claims.
St. Onge notes that a prestigious third-party laboratory collaborated with DeWalt before the vacuums went to market. The laboratory testing reportedly found that the total electrical power input possible for the 5.5 Peak Horsepower vacuum is only 1200 watts.
“If the electrical power is perfectly...
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