"In re HP Printer Firmware Update Litigation"

  1. September 20, 2018

    HP Inks $1.5M Deal In Cartridge Monopoly Suit

    Hewlett Packard Co. will pay a class of printer customers $1.5 million, not including attorneys' fees, to resolve allegations over phony error messages that popped up when users tried to install third-party ink cartridges, under a settlement proposed Tuesday in California federal court.

  2. March 29, 2018

    HP Must Face Trimmed Ink Cartridge Monopoly Suit

    Customers who received phony error messages after trying to install third-party ink cartridges in Hewlett Packard Co. printers can proceed on some consumer protection claims in their putative class action, a California federal judge ruled Thursday while also tossing a slew of claims, most with leave to amend.

  3. February 09, 2018

    HP Consumers Want US-Wide Class In Ink Cartridge Row

    Customers who received phony error messages after trying to install third-party ink cartridges in Hewlett Packard Co. printers have asked a California federal court to certify a nationwide class action against the company for federal computer fraud and common law trespass.

  4. July 14, 2017

    HP Fights To Toss Ink Cartridge Monopoly Class Action

    HP Inc. urged a California federal judge Friday to toss a consolidated proposed class action alleging it attempted to monopolize the printer ink market by using a firmware update to prevent HP printers from accepting third-party ink cartridges, arguing that it doesn't have a legal obligation to ensure its printers use other companies' cartridges that infringe HP's intellectual property rights.

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