HP Inc. convinced a federal court to narrow a proposed class suit alleging it effectively forces consumers to use HP printer cartridges, but still faces claims alleging it failed to disclose to purchasers that cheaper third-party ink won’t work. Henry So and Daniel Dyke alleged that HP surreptitiously collects data on customers’ ink use and pushes out software updates that makes printers non-functional with third-party cartridges. Error messages inform users that a cartridge problem has been detected, they said. The plaintiffs, who respectively brought consumer protection claims under California and Florida law, can’t bring claims based on an affirmative misrepresentation, … https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/hp-gets-claims-trimmed-in-deception-lawsuit-over-printer-ink
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