HP, Nvidia Defeat Consumer’s Appeal Over Laptop Graphics Card

HP Inc. and Nvidia Corp. fended off a consumer’s appeal Thursday in a proposed class suit alleging they duped him about the capabilities of the HP Envy 13 laptop’s graphics card.

Lead plaintiff Mark Twardzik, who bought the laptop from a third-party retailer after doing his own research, didn’t show he had relied on affirmative statements by HP or Nvidia, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed.

Twardzik bought the small laptop after reviewing benchmark tests performed by third-party reviewers, and seeking out other reviews, the court said. He said he was impressed by the model’s MX150 ...