Google-owned Fitbit to pay $12.2 million after consumers were burned by smartwatches
Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety ...
Fitbit has to pay a $12.25 million fine for overheating smartwatch injuries
Fitbit will pay a hefty fine to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission for hiding safety risks tied to its recalled ...
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Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic ...
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‘Putting the public at risk’: Fitbit fined for not reporting battery defect that caused burns to customers
There were 78 reports of burn injuries in the U.S., starting in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The Fitbit watch company has been fined $12.25 million in the United States, after allegedly failing to report a de ...
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Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million after customers burned by watches
More than two years after recalling about 1.7 million Ionic smartwatches sold globally, Google-owned Fitbit will pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to alert consumers that the products can ...
Google's Fitbit to Pay $12M Fine Tied to Burn-Hazard Reports
Google-owned Fitbit agreed to pay $12.25 million to resolve claims it failed to immediately report a defect in certain smartwatches that could create a burn hazard for wearers.
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Google Open Sources PebbleOS: New Pebble Device In Development
The Pebble smartwatch was introduced in 2012 as part of a Kickstarter campaign and saw moderate success before the company ...
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Google-owned Fitbit to pay $12.2 million after consumers were burned by smartwatches
More than two years after recalling about 1.7 million Ionic smartwatches sold globally, Google-owned Fitbit will pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to alert consumers that the products can ...