WD Red NAS Hard Drives
Allegations: Falsely advertising drives as suitable for use in NAS devices
Jackson et al. v. Western Digital Corp. et al.
23-v-4681, N.D. Cal.
(Sept. 2023)
Perrin et al. v. SanDisk LLC et al.
23-cv-4201, N.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2023)
Pousa et al. v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
23-cv-4281, N.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2023)
SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD and WD MyPassport SSD portable hard drives
Misleadingly advertising hard drives as reliable when the hard drives may become undetectable by computers or the data on them may be erased without warning due to a defect
Pending
Allegations: Falsely advertising drives as suitable for use in NAS devices
Allegations: Failing to disclose that certain hard drives use SMR technology resulting in slower performance and inferior stability compared to devices that use CMR technology
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