New Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges HP Firmware Updates are ‘Malware’
The plaintiffs allege that “HP wrongfully compels users of its printers to buy and use only HP ink and toner supplies.”
Category: Legal Proceedings
Fuji Xerox Sued Over Alleged Unfair Copier Contracts
The Australian commission alleges there are 31 Fuji Xerox contract terms that are unfair, including automatic renewal terms, excessive exit fees, and unilateral prices increases.
HP Inc. Reaches Settlement with Quanta Storage
The case, which involved price fixing of optical disk drives, would have seen Quanta hand over virtually its entire company to HP.
Quanta Vows to Fight Massive HP Inc. Damage Award
Earlier this week, a U.S. federal appeals’ court essentially ordered that Quanta Storage hand over its entire company – including...
Court Awards HP Hundreds of Millions in Damages in Antitrust Case
“Quanta risked bet-the-company litigation and lost, so the district court order it to hand over the company.”
After Refusing to Pay Patent Troll, Xerox Files Lawsuit Against It
On April 23rd, Xerox filed a lawsuit against Monument Peak Ventures (MPV), alleging the company has falsely accused it of infringing...
Federal Court Upholds ITC Ruling Against Canon
On April 20th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S. International Trade...
HP Investor Lawsuit Argues HP Board Withheld Critical Information
On March 19th, Bloomberg Law reported that an HP Inc. shareholder filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against HP board directors...
Shareholder Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against HP
On February 20th, the law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announced that the firm has filed a...
Firmware Case Against Epson Dismissed
A class-action lawsuit filed against Epson in October 2019 alleging that the firm’s printer-firmware update blocked use of third-party ink...
This Week in Imaging: Can Fuji Make a ‘Fujifilm Business’ Brand Work for Printers and MFPs?
The Xerox sales rep in Asia-Pacific can just say that Xerox dropped the “Fuji” to make things simpler – the Fujifilm Business Innovation sales rep may have to explain a lot more.
Convictions in Long-Running Toner-Fraud Scheme
You’ve probably heard of this toner-cartridge scheme many times before, but now it seems the masterminds behind it have finally...
Investor Sues Ichan, Alleging He Bought HP Shares Knowing of Xerox Bid
The group filed the lawsuit in New York state court in Manhattan on December 13th.
HP Hit With Another Firmware Lawsuit
HP Inc. has been hit with another class-action lawsuit, with plaintiffs again alleging that the company harmed customers when its...
Aster Defamation Case Against Giannetta Settled
Aster had sued Giannetta for $1 million in damages for defamation and trade libel based on articles published on the TonerNews website.
U.S. ITC Begins Section 337 Investigation into Brother Toner Cartridges
The ITC announced that it had begun the investigation under section 337 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930 on behalf of Brother.
