ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a vehicle maintenance products manufacturer, citing alleged false representations.
Paul Weishaar, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Prestone Products Corp. alleging that the defendant violated the Missouri's Merchandising Practices Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that in 2010, he purchased the defendant's windshield wiper fluid, which was advertised to protect vehicle wiper fluid systems from freezing temperature. The plaintiff claims the wiper fluid froze and did not perform as intended.
As a result, Weishaar and others claim they were forced to make repairs to their vehicles to remedy the issues caused by freezing windshield wiper fluid. They also claim they were at an increased risk of accidents due to poor visibility.
The plaintiff holds Prestone Products responsible because the defendant's product allegedly failed to perform as advertised, the company allegedly omitted or suppressed material facts regarding the product and made false promise and misrepresentation as the product failed to protect down to the freezing temperature as advertised and marketed for sale to the public.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment individually and on behalf of the other members of the class, his expenses, costs of suit, attorneys' fees, pre- and post-judgment interest and for other relief that may be just and proper. He is represented by Ryan P. Horace of SWMW Law, LLC in St. Louis and Steven J. Stolze of Holland Law Firm in St. Louis.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1722-CC10829