HP Gets Claims Trimmed in Deception Lawsuit Over Printer Ink

HP Inc. convinced a federal court to narrow a proposed class suit alleging it effectively forces consumers to use HP printer cartridges, but still faces claims alleging it failed to disclose to purchasers that cheaper third-party ink won’t work.

Henry So and Daniel Dyke alleged that HP surreptitiously collects data on customers’ ink use and pushes out software updates that makes printers non-functional with third-party cartridges. Error messages inform users that a cartridge problem has been detected, they said.

• The plaintiffs, who respectively brought consumer protection claims under California and Florida law, can’t bring claims based on an affirmative misrepresentation, ...