Robichaud v. Hewlett Packard Co.

Opinion

DiPENTIMA, J.

In these two appeals, consolidated for purposes of oral argument, the plaintiffs, Steven Robichaud and Thomas C. Nicholson, Jr., appeal from (1) the denial of their motion for class certification and (2) the granting of the motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant, Hewlett Packard Company.1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

*850The pleadings, affidavits and other documentary information presented to the court reveal the following facts. The defendant’s ink-jet printers typically include a replaceable ink cartridge in the box at the time of sale. In the spring…