August 13, 2024
HP Inc. and a certified class of consumers told a California magistrate judge Monday that they have reached a settlement in principle to resolve a class action alleging the printer maker illegally forced customers to purchase overpriced HP-branded ink and toner supply cartridges by making alternative products incompatible with their printers.
January 08, 2024
A group of consumers has hit HP Inc. with a proposed antitrust class action in Illinois federal court, alleging the printer maker has a monopoly over the replacement-ink cartridge market and used software updates to block consumers from using cheaper rival cartridges in HP printers.
October 15, 2021
A California federal judge ruled Friday that HP Inc. cannot ditch the bulk of a proposed class action alleging a ploy to force customers to buy HP ink and toner by sending firmware updates so its printers could only use HP cartridges.
December 18, 2020
A proposed class of U.S. consumers filed a lawsuit against HP Inc. on Thursday, accusing the company of forcing customers to purchase overpriced HP-branded ink and toner supply cartridges by making alternative products incompatible with their printers.