Pickleball Paddle Maker Misbranded Official Approval, Suit Says

Game equipment company Sport Squad Inc. deceptively marketed some of its pickleball paddles as approved by the sport’s national governing body even though the approval had been rescinded, a consumer class action alleges.

Joola, a pickleball paddle brand under Spot Squad Inc., continues to mark and sell the paddles with “USA Pickleball Approved” designations that were decertified, the complaint filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida says. The paddles are sold for $279.95 per paddle.

Lead Plaintiff Greg Matus brings claims of fraud, breach of warranties, deceptive trade practices, negligence, and unjust enrichment. He ...