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 ...

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-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. The Consumer ...

Fitbit is paying a $12.25 million fine over its Ionic smartwatches ... In 2023, consumers sued Google — which owns Fitbit — claiming that all its devices had battery issues that led to ...

Fitbit has been fined in $12.25 million as part of a settlement ... suggesting the issue is related to battery cell ageing. Google’s acquisition of Fitbit was completed in January 2021, a ...

The settlement goes beyond the monetary fine. Fitbit is now required to strengthen ... and public comment is now being sought. Google, Fitbit’s parent company, has since pivoted its smartwatch ...

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a long-standing defect that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company ...

Google-owned Fitbit will pay a $12.25 million fine to settle charges brought by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after its Ionic smartwatches caused second- and third-degree burns.