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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Baggett v. HP (LaserJet Printer Lawsuit)
Lawsuits challenged Hewlett–Packard’s practice of including a “hardstop” on its color laser jet printers that shuts down all printing operations when a toner cartridge reaches “empty,” even though some toner remains in the cartridge. Plaintiffs alleged that the toner cartridges would shut down even though some toner was left, and that in certain printer models the shutdown could not be overridden. The lawsuits were settled in 2011 for $5 million.
- Misconduct Type
- Consumer Affairs
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Complaint
- 6/6/2007
