Computer
Apple MacBook Butterfly Keyboard Settlement
Apple, Inc. is laying down $50 million to settle a class action alleging that certain of its MacBook computers sold between 2015 and 2019 had defective butterfly keyboards that do not function properly. The complaint alleged the faulty keyboards could cause characters to repeat unexpectedly, characters not to appear, or keys to feel “sticky” or Read more
HP Envy, Pavilion, HP Laptops Broken Hinges Class Action
HP, Inc. makes laptops, among other things. The complaint for this class action alleges that certain of its laptops in its Envy, Pavilion, and HP product lines are defective, because the hinges that hold the two part of the laptop together break easily. The complaint alleges that this interferes with the portability and use of Read moreHP Envy Laptops Breaking Hinges Class Action
Laptops are designed to sit in an open position during use, with hinges keeping a selected angle between the keyboard area and the screen. The complaint for this class action brings suit against HP, Inc. for its Envy laptops, claiming that the hinges break off from their mountings, making the laptops “practically unusable after just Read more
HP Envy 13 Laptops Have Slowed NVidia GPU Class Action
NVidia makes the GeForce MX150 graphics card. HP advertised that HP Envy laptops would contain this graphics card, which it advertised “will have the power and responsiveness to help your productivity soar.” But the complaint alleges that only the larger Envy laptops truly have that card. It claims that the smaller Envy 13 has a Read more
Western Digital Hard Drives Switch to Inferior Technology Class Action
Western Digital Corporation makes hard drives. The complaint for this class action alleges that at some point, Western Digital changed from using Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) technology in its hard drives to Shingle Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology, which is inferior. The complaint claims that the company did not disclose the lowered quality and did not Read more