In the first trial of 34 state class actions brought against Hewlett-Packard for selling printers with “economy cartridges” that did not have a full reservoir of ink, a jury took two and a half hours to clear the company against a plaintiffs’ attorney seeking $11.5 million for alleged misrepresentations. (AP, Sep. 12). Lead plaintiff Staples Hughes “acknowledged he didn’t think about the cartridges or how much ink was in them until a co-worker told him her father, attorney Adam Stein, was looking for a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Hewlett Packard. After talking with Stein, Hughes said he agreed to be that plaintiff. ‘I didn’t know I had a grievance until I really discussed the situation with Mr. Stein,’ said Hughes, who is, himself, an attorney, with the state’s appellate defender office.” Since bringing the suit, Hughes has bought another HP printer. (Beth Velliquette, “Suit: Firm filled ink cartridges halfway,” The Herald-Sun, Sep. 5).
“N.C. Jury Clears HP in Printer Lawsuit”
In the first trial of 34 state class actions brought against Hewlett-Packard for selling printers with “economy cartridges” that did not have a full reservoir of ink, a jury took two and a half hours to clear the company against a plaintiffs’ attorney seeking $11.5 million for alleged misrepresentations. (AP, Sep. 12). Lead plaintiff Staples […]
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