Yehuda Diamonds Amends Blue Nile Lawsuit, Adds Rubies

Yehuda Diamonds claims that consumers who purchased rubies or jewelry containing a ruby from Blue Nile were not notified that the gems have been treated and contain synthetic ruby and glass.

The claim is made in an amendment to a lawsuit filed in November in which Yehuda Diamonds accused Blue Nile of selling treated emeralds without proper disclosures.

In a release published January 16, Yehuda Diamonds states that "in addition to selling emeralds and emerald-containing jewelry that have been filled with oil, wax, resin or other substances to enhance their appearance, Blue Nile is also selling without disclosure rubies that contain 'numerous fractures prior to having their clarity enhanced via oil filling or otherwise." 

According to Yehuda Diamonds, Blue Nile does not inform consumers that Blue Nile rubies and ruby-containing jewelry have been subjected to this weld-like synthetic enhancement process.

Blue Nile did not comment on the case.