Williams-Sonoma Consumer Bedding Class Likely to Be Certified

Williams-Sonoma Inc. customers who allege the retailer misled them about the high-thread count bedding on its Pottery Barn and West Elm lines tentatively convinced a federal judge Wednesday their lawsuit should be certified as a class action.

Judge William Orrick of the US District Court for the Northern District of California during a 40-minute hearing said he was inclined to grant certification in the lawsuit first filed in 2016 alleging state and federal violations.

“Someday this case is going to move towards something. And I’m going to try and push it a little bit along the way, wherever that way ...