Hewlett Packard’s “HP Smart Install” Feature Class Action Hewlett Packard’s “HP Smart Install” Feature In September 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Hewlett Packard for allegedly deceptively advertising that printers have “HP Smart Install” (a feature designed to make it easy to install…
HP Ink Cartridge’s “Smart Chip” Class Action HP Ink Cartridge’s “Smart Chip” In September 2014, a federal judge approved a $5 million settlement of three consolidated false advertising class-action lawsuits against Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). The complaints, which were filed between 2005 and…
HP Smart Install Class Action HP Smart Install May 2017: The parties informed the Court that they are finalizing a settlement agreement and have agreed to file a motion for preliminary approval by September 25, 2017. The parties…
HP Limited Warranty Class Action HP Limited Warranty September 2015: The parties agreed to dismiss this lawsuit When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. August…
HP’s “Help Me Decide” Custom Laptop Class Action HP’s “Help Me Decide” Custom Laptop In January 2013, a federal judge decided that a class-action lawsuit filed against Hewlett-Packard in October 2012 could proceed. The lawsuit alleges that lead plaintiff Mr. Karim purchased a custom…
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Pentium 4 Processor Class Action Pentium 4 Processor In July 2014, a state court judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Intel Corporation and Hewlett Packard Company. The complaint, which was amended in 2013, alleged…
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