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Aug. 5, 2015

HP's long, winding road to face a nationwide class

Twelve years after Hewlett-Packard was sued in California in a class action, a Court of Appeal said HP must face a nationwide class under California's consumer-friendly laws. By Michael Cypers and Julia Cherlow


By Michael Cypers and Julia Cherlow


Twelve years after Hewlett-Packard was sued in California in a class action alleging
that it sold defective computers, the 6th District Court of Appeal reversed summary
judgment rulings HP had won four years earlier, and said HP must face a nationwide
class under California's consumer-friendly laws. This ruling came seven years after
the same appellate panel denie...

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