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http://www.epsonsettlement.com
Epson’s incorrect reporting of inkjet cartridge levels may result in cash for those eligible
Epson
America, Inc. is going to give consumers $45 aimed towards the purchase
of printers and ink cartridges after the company decided to settle
lawsuits in several states. The lawsuits started after it was revealed
that Epson inkjet printers and cartridges showed users that the ink
cartridge was empty when it truly was not. Dozens of by-state lawsuits
were filed earlier this year, but this most recent announcement
combines all outstanding litigation into a single US blanket class
action instead.
The class action claims that anyone in the US who
purchased an Epson inkjet printer between April 8, 1999 and May 8, 2006
may be eligible for a $45 per-printer credit purchased between those
dates from Epson’s online store. Eligible customers can forfeit that
$45 credit for a $25 check from Epson America, plus a $20 credit
instead. If the $45 combined credit isn’t good enough, Epson will give
25% off items in the online store, up to $100, as a third option.
Interestingly
enough, the settlement does not require Epson to change the thresholds
at which the print cartridges report empty. Epson America claims it
will make it clear on new products that even though the printer reports
no ink a “saftey reserve” of ink still sits in the dispenser.
Eligible
customers can visit the website http://www.epsonsettlement.com, set up by the
law firms representing the class action, for more information. The
final hearing in the case is scheduled for August 15, 2006
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