Suit calls HP printer cartridges defective
A Georgia woman has sued Hewlett-Packard, claiming the ink cartridges for its printers are secretly programmed to expire on a certain date, in some cases rendering them useless before they're even installed in a printer.
The suit, filed in Santa Clara Superior Court in Northern California last Thursday, seeks to represent anyone in the United States who purchased an HP inkjet printer since February 2001. HP, which recently endured the high-profile ouster of former CEO Carly Fiorina, is the world's No. 1 computer printer maker.