Select Comfort Sleep Number® Bed Class Action Litigation

Bustamante O'Hara & Gagliasso has filed a class action against Select Comfort Retail Corporation, the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the Sleep Number® bed. The Sleep Number® bed was designed to give the owner a "perfect night's sleep." However, some people who have used the Sleep Number® bed have become ill, suffering from allergies, hypersensitivity, pulmonary distress and/or other bronchial problems. When they unzipped the top cover of their beds to look between the foam insert and the air baffles, they discovered mold infestation on the baffles and underside of the foam. These problems are known to exist in beds that were sold between 1987 and 2005.

The Sleep Number® bed was sold not only through Select Comfort's national retail stores, but also through other retail stores, such as Bed, Bath & Beyond, Sleep Train, and Mattress Discounters, and through internet retailers.

The suit, filed in The United States District Court, Northern District of California, is brought on behalf of all individuals who purchased or used Sleep Number® beds between 1987 and 2005 throughout the United States. The suit seeks compensation for purchasers or users of the Sleep Number® bed. The Complaint alleges that Select Comfort has known about the inherently defective Sleep Number® bed for a significant period of time and failed to notify purchasers of the defect or take any action to recall the beds.

Purchasers of the beds are being told by Select Comfort to accept replacement parts or to return the beds, often at a significant cost to the purchaser. The Class Action seeks not only to have Select Comfort provide notice to purchasers of its Sleep Number® bed of the potential for mold infestation, but also to have the class members compensated for their losses, including the costs of shipping they have incurred or will incur to return their beds to Select Comfort.

Owners, past owners and users of the Sleep Number® bed are encouraged to contact our offices to discuss problems associated with their bed as well as their rights associated with this class action.

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