You might be eligible for $15 cash If you bought a computer with a Pentium 4 processor between November 20, 2000 and June 30, 2002.
Learn How This Settlement Affects Your Rights and Get Answers to Your Questions About the Settlement
Important Settlement Deadlines That Will Affect Your Rights
Detailed Information About the Case, Including the Settlement Agreement
A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that Intel manipulated the performance benchmark scores for its first-generation Pentium 4 processors and that HP aided and abetted Intel’s allegedly unlawful conduct. Intel and HP deny any liability and all claims of misconduct and Intel contends that the performance benchmarks challenged by Plaintiffs fairly measured the performance of the Pentium 4 processor.
The class in this lawsuit consists of:
All residents of the United States, other than those residing in Illinois, who (i) purchased a new computer equipped with a Pentium 4 processor, (ii) purchased the computer between November 20, 2000 and December 31, 2001, and (iii) purchased the computer for personal, family, or household use;
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All residents of the United States, other than those residing in Illinois, who (i) purchased a new computer equipped with a first-generation (Willamette) Pentium 4 processor or a Pentium 4 processor at speeds below 2.0 GHz, (ii) purchased the computer between January 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002, and (iii) purchased the computer for personal, family, or household use.
Excluded from the Class are Intel’s current and former directors and officers; Intel’s current employees and its employees during the Class Period; Intel’s legal representatives; and any Judge to whom the litigation is assigned and the members of his or her immediate family.
| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT | DEADLINE | |
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| SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM | The only way to get a cash payment. You must timely submit a valid Claim Form, which can be submitted electronically here or downloaded and mailed here. |
Deadline to Submit a Claim Form: on or before April 14, 2015 |
| ASK TO BE EXCLUDED | Receive no payment. Get out of this lawsuit. Retain your right to sue Intel or HP. If you exclude yourself from this lawsuit, you will not be eligible to receive a cash payment from this lawsuit, but you will maintain the right to sue Intel or HP for the same or similar legal claims in this lawsuit. |
Deadline to Exclude Yourself: on or before December 15, 2014 |
| COMMENT OR OBJECT | Write the Court about why you like or don’t like the settlement. You may write the Court indicating why you like or dislike the settlement. You must remain a member of the lawsuit (you cannot ask to be excluded) in order to object to the settlement. |
Deadline to Exclude Yourself: on or before December 15, 2014 |
| DO NOTHING | Get no payment. Remain bound by settlement. By doing nothing, you will not recover money from the class action settlement. You will also be bound by the class action settlement and give up any rights to sue Intel or HP separately about the same or similar legal claims in this lawsuit. |
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For more information, you may read the Long Form Notice and other documents available on this website.
The Court is currently scheduled to hold a Fairness Hearing at 9:00 a.m. on January 23, 2015, in Department 1 of the Santa Clara County Superior Court located at 191 N. First Street, 2nd Floor, San Jose, California 95113. If it changes, this settlement website will be updated with the new date, time, and/or location.