@Chricilla wrote:
This is the email I received recently because my HP Officejet Pro stopped working when I used refillable ink, they had a program to cause the printer to stop working it turns out:
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
In re HP Printer Firmware Update Litigation, No. 5:16-cv-05820-EJD (N.D. Cal.)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
A court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
A settlement has been reached with HP in a class action lawsuit about Dynamic Security, a technology HP placed on certain of its inkjet printers. Plaintiffs allege Dynamic Security caused printers to stop working if they were using certain non-HP replacement ink cartridges. HP agrees under the Settlement not to reactivate Dynamic Security in the Class Printers and to pay $1.5 million. HP denies that it did anything wrong.
WHO IS INCLUDED?
You are a Class Member, and are included in the Settlement, if you owned a Class Printer between March 1, 2015, and December 31, 2017. The Class Printers are as follows:
HP OfficeJet Pro 6230, 6830, 6835
HP OfficeJet 6812, 6815, 6820
HP OfficeJet Pro 8610, 8615, 8616, 8620, 8625, 8630
HP OfficeJet Pro X451dn, X451dw, X476dn, X476dw, X551dw, X576dw
WHAT CAN I GET?
To get money from the Settlement, you must be a Class Member whose Class Printer experienced a print interruption while using a working non-HP replacement ink cartridge between March 1, 2015, and December 31, 2017. You can get reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses like the cost of replacement cartridges, a replacement printer, or printing or printer repair services. You can make a claim and attach receipts or other documentation of your losses. Or, you can make a claim for lost money or time without attaching documentation by providing the information requested on the Claim Form about your print interruption. The Settlement money will be used to pay all documented claims first, with any remaining money divided equally among all Class Members. The amount of money Authorized Claimants will get will depend on the number and type of claims submitted.
HOW DO I SUBMIT A CLAIM?
To get money, you must submit a completed Claim Form postmarked by March 8, 2019. You can make a claim at www.HPPrinterFirmwareLawsuit.com. You can also contact the Claims Administrator to request a paper Claim Form by telephone at 1-877-861-1101, or by U.S. Mail at HP Printer Firmware Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 4079, Portland, OR 97208-4079, and submit the Claim Form to the same U.S. Mail address or fax it to 1-866-741-1848.
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