CHICAGO — Home Depot in the U.S. is facing a class action suit for selling lumber that is apparently mislabelled. Four-by-four is the common term for lumber that measures 3 ½ x 3 ½ inches, an industry standard in North America that spans decades.
The plaintiff, Mikhail Abramov, filed the lawsuit in March. He alleged that Home Depot’s use of the standard size terminology amounted to little more than false advertising.
But Home Depot has responded that the company can’t be held responsible for selling products that use terms common throughout the industry. “Retailers such as Home Depot did not create these lumber sizing standards or naming conventions and should not be subject to suit simply for following them,” the retailer argued in a motion to dismiss. Menard’s faces a similar suit.
