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Study Shows Fitbit Trackers ‘Highly Inaccurate’

They’re one of the most popular fitness trackers around, but a new study says your Fitbit might not be as accurate as you think. A class-action lawsuit was filed earlier this year saying Fitbit trackers that measure your heart rate aren’t accurate. The suit claims Fitbit trackers may be miscalculating users’ heart rates.



EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Tangoe, Inc.

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Tangoe, Inc. securities (NASDAQ:TNGO) from March 18, 2014 through March 7, 2016, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Tangoe investors under the federal securities laws. To join the Tangoe class …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of the Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. -XNPT

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of The Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. -XNPT May 23, 2016, 22:25 ET from Brodsky & Smith, LLC BALA CYNWYD, Pa., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. (“XenoPort” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq- XNPT-News) …


Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Uber Picks Up a Lawsuit

In a recently filed class action lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) sent autodialed text messages to individuals after those individuals opted out of the messages by texting back “stop,” which, the plaintiffs allege, would be a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The class representative is an Uber driver applicant who …



Petcoke Handlers Settle Class Actions Suits for $1.4 Million

Five protesters were arrested after blockading a petcoke storage facility on Chicago’s Southeast Side last year. Petcoke handlers on Chicago’s Southeast Side have agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit after residents were exposed to clouds of the dust. Five protesters were arrested after blockading a petcoke storage facility on Chicago’s Southeast Side last year.


Fitbit’s Inaccurate Heart-Rate Tracking Can ‘put Consumers at Risk’

Fitbit is currently embroiled in a class-action lawsuit over the accuracy of its heart-rate tracking. As part of their case, the plaintiffs commissioned a scientific study of the accuracy of the Fitbit Charge HR and Surge. Wareable spoke to the scientist who was paid to do the testing, and unsurprisingly, he has bad things to say about Fitbit’s devices.


Complaints About Subaru Outback’s Lights Preceded Class Action

The federal agency responsible for taking consumer complaints about vehicle defects has recorded roughly 90 complaints about 2010 and 2011 Subaru Outbacks whose exterior lights allegedly fail frequently and prematurely. In a November complaint, a driver claims his or her 2011 Outback needed headlamp bulbs changed every six weeks. In a more recent complaint, a …


Lawsuit: Cubans Who Scaled Keys Lighthouse Should Stay in US

A group of migrants who fled Cuba in a homemade boat and climbed onto a 136-year-old lighthouse off the Florida Keys should be allowed to stay in the U.S., according to a federal lawsuit filed on their behalf. The lawsuit filed Tuesday contends that the 109-foot American Shoal lighthouse is U.S. territory and should be considered the same as dry land. Under the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, …