Civil Litigation
Jun. 1, 2018
Judge: Fitbit could be held in civil contempt
A federal judge said he was seriously considering punishing Fitbit Inc. and its attorneys for allegedly attempting to abuse the arbitration system in a consumer case.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge said he was seriously considering punishing Fitbit Inc. and its attorneys for allegedly attempting to abuse the arbitration system in a consumer case.
Jonathan D. Selbin, a partner with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP who represents the plaintiffs in the putative class action, said at a hearing Thursday that Fitbit gave his lead client a unilateral settlement offer and terminated the arbitra...
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