Supremes wave through HP class action
The US Supreme Court has declined to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against Compaq for selling defective floppy disks. HP, which bought Compaq in 2002, had argued a lower court decision wrongly certified a nationwide class of plaintiffs. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2003 by Oklahoma residents Stephen and Beverly Grider. …
HP can't win by fighting
If 1.7 million people think HP supplied them faulty floppy drives, then it ought to be obvious to anybody with an ounce of common sense that at least 1.6 million of them are unlikely to be mistaken.
So why is HP unnecessarily tarnishing its image by fighting the case, thus hammering home the message that HP is happy to sell defective goods and is more interested in wasting money trying to have the case thrown out than paying these good people what they deserve.
The case is several years old and best left to be forgotten -- but the only way that will happen is for HP to do the honourable thing and pay up.
If the law works in the same way as in the UK, then theoretically the buyers should sue the sellers, and the sellers should sue HP. But that still doesn't stop HP from making it easier for all by admitting a problem and providing a free fix.
So !
So another one of the great leader Ms Carli Fiorina's time bombs is ticking down over at HP !
So much for her great vision and leadership skills , thus leaving all who come after her to clean up the big mess !
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