Technology,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 18, 2021
Class action against HP over printer cartridges to proceed
Despite claims from HP that it disclosed the practice, U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen allowed most of the lawsuit to proceed based on allegations that HP “intentionally used a firmware update to disable printers that were using non-HP ink cartridges.”
A federal magistrate refused on Friday to dismiss a class action against HP Inc. alleging the company secretly transmitted updates to printers that block consumers from using third-party ink and toner cartridges, forcing them to buy HP branded supplies.
Despite claims from HP that it disclosed the practice, U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen allowed most of the lawsuit to...
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