CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Clardy et al. v. Miku, Inc.
23-cv-6542, C.D. Cal.
(June 2023)
Miku Pro baby monitoring system and Care + app
Misleadingly marketing that software updates automatically so that systems will “always be ahead of the curve” when a software update in 2022 made the devices inoperable
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg