July 25, 2018
A California federal judge sanctioned Fitbit Inc. and its Morrison & Foerster LLP attorneys on Wednesday for acting in bad faith, saying they owe attorneys' fees after getting a proposed consumer class action removed to arbitration only to reveal they had no intention of arbitrating the claims.
June 15, 2018
Fitbit Inc. abused its own arbitration clause to avoid ever facing claims from consumers about problems with its heart-monitoring watches, the consumers' attorneys told a California federal judge Friday, saying the company refused to participate in the arbitration it had requested for two years.
June 05, 2018
A California federal judge on Tuesday kept alive the bulk of a proposed class action accusing Fitbit Inc. of falsely advertising that its devices can accurately track heart rate, saying that an amended complaint will include additional details needed to survive dismissal.
May 31, 2018
A California federal judge said Thursday he may find Fitbit in civil contempt for its "gamesmanship" after the company used an arbitration agreement to trim a class action over its heart-rate tracking device, then terminated the arbitration proceedings claiming the named plaintiff wasn't a "rational litigant" because she declined its settlement offer.
April 10, 2018
A consumer accusing Fitbit Inc. of falsely advertising that its devices can accurately track heart rate on Tuesday urged a California federal court to keep his proposed class action alive because a court in the same district already determined that the statements at issue are not "nonactionable puffery."
October 12, 2017
Fitbit Inc. scored a partial win Wednesday in a proposed class action that accused the company of selling faulty fitness watches when a California federal judge sent the dispute to arbitration after finding the consumers couldn't claim they lacked the sophistication to understand the contract.
August 17, 2017
Fitbit told a California federal judge Thursday that a Second Circuit ruling in favor of Uber concerning its ability to arbitrate consumer claims is relevant to its own bid to compel arbitration in a lawsuit by users of the fitness trackers claiming the devices are "wildly inaccurate."
June 06, 2017
Fitbit users suing over what they called "wildly inaccurate" fitness trackers told a California federal court Tuesday that Fitbit Inc. is using a notice on the new Kindred precedent to improperly further arguments for arbitrating the consumers' claims.
January 10, 2017
Fitbit Inc. asked a California federal judge on Monday to compel arbitration in a proposed class action accusing the company of making "wildly inaccurate" fitness trackers, arguing that the consumers have had a year for discovery and that the case must now go before an arbitrator.
September 26, 2016
A proposed class of consumers alleging Fitbit Inc. makes "wildly inaccurate" wearable fitness trackers told a California federal judge Monday that Fitbit hasn't produce discovery documents about an arbitration clause in its user agreement, making it impossible for them to defend themselves.