Trick by Manufacturers

B

Bob

Google for "class action" and your model of printer.

I did - before I asked. I always do my own research before asking.

I used the keyphrase "class action" "hp cartridge" and got a lot of
hits but none of them told you how to join the class action lawsuit. A
couple articles said explicity "Join HP Lawsuit" but did not tell you
anything useful.

Does anyone have knowledge of how to join that lawsuit?


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K

kony

I did - before I asked. I always do my own research before asking.

I used the keyphrase "class action" "hp cartridge" and got a lot of
hits

Reread my suggestion- not make, rather model. Not
cartridge, just "class action" and your model of printer,
nothing more.
Maybe that won't turn up hits either, but it does matter
what you search for more than just doing some
somewhat-similar search.
 
B

Bob

Reread my suggestion- not make, rather model. Not
cartridge, just "class action" and your model of printer,
nothing more.

What makes you think I didn't try that?
Maybe that won't turn up hits either, but it does matter
what you search for more than just doing some
somewhat-similar search.

I guess I should have mentioned that I did try that and some other
permutations. The keyphrase above got me the best hits.

If there is really a class action lawsuit, then the attorneys will be
advertising for participants.


--

Map of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
http://home.houston.rr.com/rkba/vrwc.html

"The possession of arms is the distinction
between a free man and a slave."
-- Andrew Fletcher, Discourse on Government (1695)
 
K

kony

What makes you think I didn't try that?

Because you mentioned doing it, but only, specifically
mentioned doing something loosely similar.
I guess I should have mentioned that I did try that and some other
permutations. The keyphrase above got me the best hits.

If there is really a class action lawsuit, then the attorneys will be
advertising for participants.

Where might you see these ads? Online tech-news 'sites may
mention them occasionally but I rarely recall any being
prominent enough to notice in non-technical mass-media.
Tons of class-action suits get minimal participation unless
the manufacturer were going to take their registered owner
database and inform everyone... something I doubt any
manufacturer feels very motivated to do unless compelled
towards it.
 
B

Bob

Because you mentioned doing it, but only, specifically
mentioned doing something loosely similar.

I tried several keyphrases. It would have been improper to list them
all. Nobody really cares which ones I used.
Tons of class-action suits get minimal participation unless
the manufacturer were going to take their registered owner
database and inform everyone... something I doubt any
manufacturer feels very motivated to do unless compelled
towards it.

That's how I found out - Road Runner, which is part of AOL Time
Warner, sent me a notice about the class action lawsuit.

I visited the website put up by the lawyers but there was no mention
on how to sign up as part of the class. Apparently a RR user is
already part of the class and must do something to opt out. But I did
want a second opinion on that.


--

Map of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
http://home.houston.rr.com/rkba/vrwc.html

"The possession of arms is the distinction
between a free man and a slave."
-- Andrew Fletcher, Discourse on Government (1695)
 
K

kony

That's how I found out - Road Runner, which is part of AOL Time
Warner, sent me a notice about the class action lawsuit.

I visited the website put up by the lawyers but there was no mention
on how to sign up as part of the class. Apparently a RR user is
already part of the class and must do something to opt out. But I did
want a second opinion on that.





Huh?

RR does not opt you into any class-action suit for printers.
 
B

Bob

RR does not opt you into any class-action suit for printers.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
KIM SEVIER and ERIC M. PAYNE, Individually And On Behalf of All Others
Similarly Situated, et. al. v. TIME WARNER, INC., et. al..,
Nos. 03-CV-7747 and 03-CV-8400

SUMMARY NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CLASS AND DEFENDANTS
TIME WARNER, INC. AND TIME WARNER CABLE, INC.

TO: ALL SUBSCRIBERS FROM OCTOBER 1, 1999 TO PRESENT WHO PURCHASED
THEIR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICE FROM ENTITIES OWNED AND OPERATED
BY TIME WARNER CABLE, INC. READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR
RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED.

[...]

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT

If the Final Order and Judgment are entered and the time for appeal or
to such permission to appeal from the Court’s approval of the Final
Order and Judgment has expired or, if appealed, the Final Order and
Judgment has been affirmed in its entirety by the Court of last resort
to which such appeal has been taken and such affirmation has become no
longer subject to further appeal or review, you need not take any
action to avail yourself of the benefits of the Stipulation. As a
Class Member, you will automatically be subject to the terms of the
Stipulation, unless you timely and appropriately exercise your right
to opt-out of the Class and the Stipulation by following the
procedures set forth herein


--

Map of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
http://home.houston.rr.com/rkba/vrwc.html

"The possession of arms is the distinction
between a free man and a slave."
-- Andrew Fletcher, Discourse on Government (1695)
 
K

kony

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
KIM SEVIER and ERIC M. PAYNE, Individually And On Behalf of All Others
Similarly Situated, et. al. v. TIME WARNER, INC., et. al..,
Nos. 03-CV-7747 and 03-CV-8400

SUMMARY NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CLASS AND DEFENDANTS
TIME WARNER, INC. AND TIME WARNER CABLE, INC.

TO: ALL SUBSCRIBERS FROM OCTOBER 1, 1999 TO PRESENT WHO PURCHASED
THEIR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICE FROM ENTITIES OWNED AND OPERATED
BY TIME WARNER CABLE, INC. READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR
RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED.


.... and what does this have to do with printers?

I never claimed that being a customer of an ISP wouldn't
make you a member of a class for ISP issues.
 

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