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Spotify Car Thing
Case Name (Date)
Mazumder et al. v. Spotify USA Inc.
24-cv-4077, S.D.N.Y.
(May 2024)
Product/Service
Spotify Car Thing
Allegations
Misleadingly representing that devices would enable drivers to listen to and navigate Spotify when the company discontinued the devices and they will not be operational as of December 2024
Status
Pending
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