January 16, 2025
A California federal judge indicated Thursday he's open to preliminarily approving HP's $4 million deal to resolve a proposed class action alleging the company misled consumers with fictitious "strike-through" prices of products sold online, but expressed skepticism about a provision that barred consumers from litigating while the deal is pending approval.
December 21, 2022
A California judge ordered HP to face most of a proposed class action Tuesday over advertised "strike-through" prices of products sold on its website, finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged that those prices were misleading because price comparisons with third-party retailers show that the purported markdowns don't accurately reflect market prices.
July 18, 2022
HP Inc. was slapped Friday with a proposed class action in California federal court accusing the computer manufacturing behemoth of listing high, fictitious "strike-through" prices for products on its website, leading customers to believe they've saved considerable amounts money through purported markdowns and discounts.