Get the latest tech news

HP Agrees To $4 Million Settlement Over Claims of 'Falsely Advertising' PCs, Keyboards


HP has agreed to a $4 million settlement over allegations of deceptive pricing practices on its website, including falsely inflating original prices for computers and accessories to create the illusion of steep discounts. Ars Technica reports: Earlier this month, Judge P. Casey Pitts for the US Dis...

Ars Technica reports: Earlier this month, Judge P. Casey Pitts for the US District Court of the San Jose Division of the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval [ PDF] of a settlement agreement regarding a class-action complaint first filed against HP on October 13, 2021. All residual funds will be distributed pro rata to Settlement Class members who submitted valid claims and cashed checks." The full list of eligible products is available here [PDF] and includes HP Spectre, Chromebook Envy, and Pavilion laptops, HP Envy and Omen desktops, and some mechanical keyboards and wireless mice.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of claims

claims

Photo of PCs

PCs

Photo of settlement

settlement

Related news:

News photo

PCs will be exempt from Trump's tariffs, but consoles will not

News photo

Microsoft: April 2025 updates break Windows Hello on some PCs

News photo

Windows 11 24H2 blocked on PCs with code-obfuscation driver BSODs