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CloudTrax
Case Name (Date)
Dinnerman et al. v. Datto, Inc. and Open Mesh, Inc.
21-cv-1771, C.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2021)
Product/Service
CloudTrax (a cloud platform for network and network devices)
Allegations
Misleadingly marketing a “lifetime cloud license” that required no monthly fees when, in reality, after CloudTrax’s company was sold in 2016, all users needed to pay monthly fees to continue using CloudTrax and receiving certain features and benefits
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